Serer-Ndut
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The Serer-Ndut also spelt ("Ndoute" or "N'doute") are an ethnic group in Senegal numbering 38600
They are part of the Serer people
who collectively make up the third largest ethnic group in Senegal. The Serer-Ndut live mostly central Senegal
in the district of Mont-Roland, northwest of the city of ancient Thiès
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which involves honouring the ancestors covering all dimensions of life, death, cosmology etc. Some Serer-Ndut are Catholic. The main Catholic mission is at the town of Tiin.
The Serer people
to which they belong the are the oldest inhabitants of Senegambia along with the Jola people
. Their ancestors were dispersed throughout the Senegambian Region and it was them who built the megaliths of Senegambia
.
They are part of the Serer people
Serer people
The Serer people along with the Jola people are acknowledged to be the oldest inhabitants of The Senegambia....
who collectively make up the third largest ethnic group in Senegal. The Serer-Ndut live mostly central Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
in the district of Mont-Roland, northwest of the city of ancient Thiès
Thiès
Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies 60 km east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis...
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Culture
Their language, Ndut, is currently classified as one of the Cangin languages more closely related to Serer-Palor than to the standard Serer-Sine Language. The people are agriculturalists and lake fishermen.Religion
Serer-Ndut people traditionally and still practice the Serer ReligionSerer religion
The Serer religion, Fat Rog is the original religious beliefs, practices and teachings of the Serer people. The Serer people believe in a universal Supreme Deity called "Rog. "The Serer people are found throughout the Senegambia Region...
which involves honouring the ancestors covering all dimensions of life, death, cosmology etc. Some Serer-Ndut are Catholic. The main Catholic mission is at the town of Tiin.
History
See Serer peopleSerer people
The Serer people along with the Jola people are acknowledged to be the oldest inhabitants of The Senegambia....
The Serer people
Serer people
The Serer people along with the Jola people are acknowledged to be the oldest inhabitants of The Senegambia....
to which they belong the are the oldest inhabitants of Senegambia along with the Jola people
Jola people
The Jola are an ethnic group found in Senegal , The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. There are great numbers on the Atlantic coast between the southern banks of the Gambia River, the Casamance region of Senegal and the northern part of Guinea-Bissau...
. Their ancestors were dispersed throughout the Senegambian Region and it was them who built the megaliths of Senegambia
Senegambian stone circles
The Senegambian stone circles lie in Gambia north of Janjanbureh and in central Senegal. Coordinates: 13° 41 N – 15° 31 W.Approximate area: 15,000 square miles . They are sometimes divided into the Wassu and Sine-Saloum circles, but this is purely a national division.The stones were erected...
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Related Ethnic Groups and Dialect
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- Serer-Safene
- Serer-Niominka
- Serer-LaalaaSerer-LaalaaThe Serer-Laalaa are an ethnic group belonging to the Serer people of Senegambia. They speak the Laalaa dialect of the proper Serer-Sine language. Their dialect is part of the Cangin languages which is referred to as Laalaa in their language...
- Serer-Sine
- Serer-Palor
Serer Kingdoms
- Kingdom of SineKingdom of SineThe Kingdom of Sine was a pre-colonial Serer kingdom along the north bank of the Saloum River delta in modern Senegal. Much of the kingdom's population was and still is Serer.-History:...
- Kingdom of Saloum
- Kingdom of Baol
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