Learn to speak Saafi-Saafi
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The languages of the Seereer people are some of the most beautiful languages to speak and listen to. Saafi-Saafi is one of them. Anyone who speaks or has learned one of the Senegambian languages such as Seereer (or Seereer-Siin), Sili-Sili, Ndut, Noon, Laalaa, Wolof or Fula would be surprised to learn that several Saafi words have made their way into the Senegambian languages, one of them being the word "cosaan"– a generic term used to mean history, culture and tradition within the Senegambia region. The word cosaan (variations: chosaan, chossan or cosan) has a spiritual connection to the Seereer people. It derives from the Seereer-Saafi word sos which depending on context, means the beginning; begin; start; enlive; causing to exist; bringing about enlivenment; causing enlivenment; or that in which exists. The word sos derives from saas/sas (as in the mythical Saas tree found in the Seereer creation narrative), which in this context means that which brings about enlivenment or that which causes enlivenment. Saa, see, sii, and suu mean enlivening, birthing, causing or bringing about. The –s in this case means enlivenment or enlightenment. The -an/-aan as in saasan/saasaan means that in which exists, seen and unseen, and is used to refer to human(s), animal(s), insect(s), mammal(s), thing(s), and the universe.In Seereer religious teachings, one must be in pefect harmony with all that exists, seen and unseen. Therefore, embarking on the journey of being of saasan, saasaan, sasaan, sosan, coosaan, cosaan or cosan is to embark on the journey of living that in which brings about enlivenment for the upliftment of all that exists, seen and unseen. This is why this term is deeply spiritual and functions as a spiritual guide. The S(osan) and C(osan) spelling variation is not surprising since the letters S and C are interchangeable in Saafi-Saafi. A good example of this is the words aas and ac both of which mean enter. Another example is keseet and koceet
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