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This group has been experiencing a significant diaspora. The Soninke were Islamized earlier than most other groups in the country. Bedick girls in Iwol Senegalese boy on Gorée Island. A few Bassari and Bedick live in the hills in eastern Senegal around Kédougou. These are subgroups of the Tenda, same as the Coniagui and the Badiaranké.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Senegal" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Wolof people (UK: / ˈ w oʊ l ɒ f /) [4] [5] are a West African ethnic group found in northwestern Senegal, the Gambia, and southwestern coastal Mauritania.In Senegal, the Wolof are the largest ethnic group (~39.7%), while elsewhere they are a minority. [6]
Demographic features of the population of Senegal include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. About 42% of Senegal's population is rural. In rural areas, population density varies from about 77 per square kilometer (200/mile²) in ...
Senegal, [e] officially the Republic of Senegal, [f] is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to the north , Mali to the east , Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest .
The origins of the Niominka are obscure and uncertain. Although currently classified together with the Serer people, their name is drawn from Mandinka, meaning "coastal people" (Niumi = coast, and Nka = men), and were known to have been ruled by a mansa (Mandinka for "king"), suggesting they might have originally been either a Mandinka people that were later "Sererized" by migrants from the ...
Ethnic groups in Senegal (11 C, 26 P) Expatriates in Senegal (30 C, 4 P) I. Immigration to Senegal (1 C) Pages in category "Demographics of Senegal"
The Karoninka people (also called Karone) are an ethnic group in West Africa related to the Jola. They live mainly in Casamance , Senegal , on the right bank of the Casamance River and the islands in the mouth, but also in The Gambia .