Palor language

Cangin language spoken in Senegal

Palor
Palar
Native to	Senegal
Region	Thies
Ethnicity	Serer-Palor
Native speakers	10,700 (2007)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Senegambian Cangin Palor–Ndut Palor
Dialects	Ba'ol Kajor
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`fap`
Glottolog	`palo1243`
ELP	Paloor

Palor (Falor, Paloor) is a language spoken in Senegal. The speakers of this language - the Palor people or Serer-Palor, are ethnically Serers but they do not speak the Serer-Sine language. Like the Lehar, Saafi, Noon and Ndut languages, their language is classified as one of the Cangin languages attached to the Niger–Congo family. Palor is closer to Ndut.

Other names

Sili^[2] or Sili-Sili (the name for their language) and Waro (the name for themselves).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Palor at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Bibliography

Walter Pichl, The Cangin Group - A Language Group in Northern Senegal, Pittsburg, Pennsylvanie, Institute of African Affairs, Duquesne University, Coll. African Reprint Series, 1966, vol. 20
Paula D’Alton, Le Palor. Esquisse phonologique et grammatical d’une langue cangin du Sénégal, Paris, 1987

External links

(in French) "L'évolution du système consonantique des langues cangin"

Serer topics

Peoples

Religion

Key topics	Ciiɗ Classical Ndut teachings Creation myth Criticism Festivals Jaaniiw Junjung Lamane Pangool Religion Sadax Saltigue Symbolism Women Xooy
Supreme deities	Kokh Kox Koox Kopé Tiatie Cac Roog (main)
Other deities	Kumba Njaay Takhar Tiurakh
Sacred sites	Fatick Sine River Sine-Saloum Somb Point of Sangomar Tattaguine Tukar Yaboyabo

History

Demographics

By region	Gambia Mauritania Senegal Serer country
Languages	Cangin Lehar/Laalaa Ndut Noon Palor Safen Serer

Culture

Birth
Chere (or saay)
Death
Inheritance
Marriage
Mbalax
Njuup
Sabar
Tama
Tassu
Njom

Royalty

Kings (Maad) and Lamanes (ancient kings / landowners)	Lamane Jegan Joof Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Fa Ndeb Joof Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof Maad Semou Njekeh Joof
Queens & Queen Mothers	Lingeer Fatim Beye Lingeer Ndoye Demba Lingeer Ngoné Dièye Lingeer Selbeh Ndoffene Joof Serer maternal clans
Dynasties and royal houses	Faye family Guelowar Joof family Joos Maternal Dynasty The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof
Families and royal titles	Buumi Faye family Joof family Lamane Lingeer Loul Maad Maad Saloum Maad a Sinig Ngum family Njie family Sarr family Sene family Teigne Thilas

Related people

v t e Languages of Senegal
Official language	French
National languages	Balanta-Ganja Hassaniyya Jola-Fonyi Mandinka Mandjak Mankanya Noon Pulaar Serer Soninke Wolof
Indigenous languages	Bambara Bandial Bapeng Bassari Bayot Bedik Dyula Fula Gusilay Jola-Felupe Karon Kasa Kassonke Kobiana Laalaa Maninka Ndut Palor Safen Wamey Yalunka Zenaga