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THE PEOPLES OF SENEGAL
Pêcheurs Sérère

The Wolof (36 % of the total population).

The Lebu (a sub-group of Wolof, estimated number : 80,000) live in the Cap-Vert peninsula (they may be originating from Mauritania).

The Serere (19 % of the total population) live in the Saloum and "la Petite Côte".

The Toucouleur (12 %) settled on the banks of the river Senegal between Podor and Matam. They were the first ethnic group to be islamized.


Toucouleur woman


The Peul (10 %) live mainly in the central area of the country though they can be also met on the whole territory and beyond the frontiers (they are a nomadic people, also known as Foulani, Foulbé, Poulo). Their origin is much debated..


Woman from Saint-Louis


The Diola (8 %) live in Lower Casamance (sub-groups : the Floup, Bliss, Karone, Fogny, Diougout, Diamant, Bayot and Essyle). The great majority is animist.


Diola woman


The Mandingue (350,000) came from Mali in the middle of the XIXth century and settled in Upper Casamance and Upper Gambia.


The Moor are a Berber half cast and live all over the country.

Moor


Peul woman
Wolof women
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