Simin Palay

Jean-Maximin called Simin Palay, (Occitan: Simin Palai), (1874–1965) was a French writer; as a native Béarnese speaker, he wrote poetry and articles in this language. He also made numerous philology studies on Béarnese and gascon languages.

Biography
Simin Palay was born at Casteide-Doat, on the border between Béarn and Bigorre, on 29 May 1874. He died at Gelos on 22 February 1965.

Poetry

 * Bercets dé youénésse è coundes enta rise (1899)
 * Sounets è quatourzis (1902)
 * Case! (1909)
 * Les Pregàries e las Gràcies (1926)
 * Lou Bent qui passe (1958)

Lexicography

 * Dictionnaire du Gascon et béarnais modernes

Ethnography

 * Autour de la table béarnaise (1932)
 * La cuisine du pays (1936)
 * Cansous entàus maynàdyes sus lous àyres (1900)
 * Cansous trufanderes (1924)
 * Chants de Béarn et de Gascogne (1951), in collaboration J.Poueigh