Serer
language spoken in Senegal and Gambia
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Summary
Serer is a natural language[1]. Serer draws 640 Wikipedia views per month (natural language category, ranking #259 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: The Gambia[3], Senegal[4]
- Instance of: modern language[5]
- Subclass of: Senegambian[6]
- Writing system: Arabic script[7], Latin script[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Serer language[9]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 1,200,000[10]
- Native label: Seereer[11]
- Indigenous to: North Bank Division[12], Diourbel Region[13], Fatick[14], Kaffrine[15], Kaolack[16], Saint-Louis[17], Thiès Region[18]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SRR[19]
- Ethnologue language status: 5 Developing[20]
- Category for films in this language: Category:Serer-language films[21]
Why It Matters
Serer has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Serer is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]