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FAP ISO 639-3

Paloor

Paloor Autonym

A language of Senegal

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Falor, Palar, Palor, Serer, Siili, Siili-Mantine, Siili-Siili, Waro
Autonym
Paloor
Population
22,000 (Thornell et al 2017), increasing.
Location:
Thiès region: 26 villages north of Blaise Diagne international airport and southwest of Thiès town.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous). Recognized language (2012, Codification (first draft)).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Cangin
Dialects
Kajoor (Kajor), Ba’ol. Minor differences between dialects. Kajoor vocabulary is more influenced by Wolof [wol] and the Ba’ol by the Saafi-Saafi [sav] (Thornell et al 2017). 55% intelligibility of Ndut [ndv], 27% of Saafi-Saafi [sav]. Lexical similarity: 84% with Ndut [ndv], 74% with Saafi-Saafi [sav], 68% with Noon [snf] and Laalaa [cae], 22% with Serer-Sine [srr].
Typology
SVO; nontonal.
Language Use
Home. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Wolof [wol], in interethnic situations but a number also among themselves. Some villages north of the national road have shifted to Wolof (Thornell et al 2017). Many also use Saafi-Saafi [sav] (Thornell et al 2017). Also use French [fra], mainly in official domains (Thornell et al 2017). Used as L2 by Saafi-Saafi [sav].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 30% in French [fra], 10% in Wolof [wol]. Literacy activities. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Paloor
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Often identified by themselves and the majority population as Serer which is a widely used name for a cultural or linguistic group which includes the Serer-Sine language and the 5 Cangin languages. Siili is the Paloor word for Serer. Muslim, traditional religion.

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Location: Thiès region: 26 villages north of Blaise Diagne international airport and southwest of Thiès town.