Talk:Ethnic groups in Senegal

Dubious Discuss (Wolof & Lebous)
Under Wolof, the passage reads (emphasis on bold) :'


 * "The Lebou people of Cap-Vert and Petite Côte are considered a subgroup of the Wolof, however they represent less than 1% of its population."

The Lebous are not a subgroup of the Wolof. If anything, it is the Wolofs who are a subgroup of the Lebous. The Wolof language itself was the original language of the Lebous. They do not speak a dialect of Wolof, but proper Wolof. In effect, the Wolof people (who are a "métissage") actually speak the language of the Lebou. See:

Tamsier (talk) 02:33, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Shoup, John A. Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopaedia. ABC-CLIO, 2011. ISBN 1598843621. p 163
 * Falola, Toyin; Salm, Steven J. Urbanization and African cultures. Carolina Academic Press, 2005. ISBN 0890895589. p 280
 * Ngom, Fallou. Wolof. Lincom, 2003. ISBN 3895868450. p 2
 * Taal, Ebou Momar, Senegambian Ethnic Groups: Common Origins and Cultural Affinities Factors and Forces of National Unity, Peace and Stability, The Point, (2010) (thesis)