Kunta Kinte was the central character in the Alex Haley novel "Roots : The saga of an American Family", published in 1976.
The pronunciation used for the TV mini-series was "KOON-tah KIN-tay". (This may not be the same as the African Mandinka tribal pronunciation.)
Kunta Kinte's mother's name was Binta Kinte.
Kunta Kinte's mother's name Binta Kebba.
Kunta Kinte's father was Omoro Kinte. He was a Mandinka warrior and leader in the village of Juffure in The Gambia.
The name Kunta Kinte is a West African name that means "to be strong" or "the wrestler." The character Kunta Kinte gained recognition through Alex Haley's book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family," which tells the story of Kunta Kinte's enslavement and his descendants.
Kunta Kinte was created in 1976.
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Kunta Kinte was captured in 1767
Kunta Kinte was given the slave name "Toby" after being captured and enslaved in the United States.
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Kunta Kinte was a Mandinka warrior who worked as a blacksmith in his village of Juffure in The Gambia.
Kunta Kinte's parents were Omoro and his wife Binta Kebba.
Kunta Kinte's daughter was named Kizzy. She was born in the novel and TV miniseries "Roots," which was based on Alex Haley's book tracing his family's history from Africa to America. Kizzy plays a significant role in the story as she struggles with the challenges of slavery and maintains her family's oral history.