Serer language
Serer, often broken into differing regional dialects such as Serer-Sine and Serer saloum, is a language of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo family spoken by 1.2 million people in Senegal and 30,000 in the Gambia as of 2009. It is the principal language of the Serer people, and was the language of the early modern kingdoms of Sine, Saloum, and Baol.
| Serer | |
|---|---|
| Seereer سࣹيرࣹيرْ | |
| Native to | Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania |
Native speakers | 1.7 million (2017–2022) |
Standard forms |
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| Official status | |
| Regulated by | CLAD (Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | srr |
| ISO 639-3 | srr |
| Glottolog | sere1260 |
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