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Noon

A language of Senegal

ISO 639-3: snf

Population	32,900 (2007).
Region	Thiès area.
Language map	Senegal and the Gambia, reference number 23
Alternate names	Non, None, Serer, Serer-Noon
Dialects	Padee, Cangin, Saawii. Noon is very different from Serer-Sine [srr]. 68% intelligibility with Lehar [cae]. Lexical similarity: 84% with Lehar, 74% with Safen [sav], 68% with Ndut [ndv] and Palor [fap], 22% with Serer-Sine.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Cangin
Language use	Official language. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Wolof [wol] or French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 70% French; 10% Wolof. Grammar.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Often identified by themselves and the majority population, as Serer, which is a widely used name for a cultural or linguistic group which includes the Serer-Sine language and the 5 Cangin languages. SVO; nontonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Christian, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

NDIONE, Jacques, author. 2000. Hotɗaaroo (Poésie en noon).

SOUKKA, Heikki; SOUKKA, Maria, authors. 2001. Une esquisse de la phonologie de la langue noon.  

SOUKKA, Heikki; SOUKKA, Maria, authors. 2012. Guide d'orthographe de la langue Noon.  

SOUKKA, Maria, author. 2000. A descriptive grammar of Noon: a cangin language of Senegal.

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2010. "Distinction, integration and identity: motivations for local language literacy in Senegalese communities."

Vernacular Publications

Ɓaawaa baayfaa ga otaa. 2002.

Ɓeti ɓanak. 1996.

Jeriñii en ga halaatcii cii meyoh ga Këyítfii Koohɗa. 2012.

Kiˀaaˀ oomaaciigaruu na ñakii. 2004.

Miis gayindi; 8 contes en noon. 1996.

Síbíirum. 2004.

Sidaanum. 2004.

Sontoh haawi. 2000.

Yooda, fu mókísíˀ ! 1. 2004.

Yooda, fu mókísíˀ ! 2. 2004.

Yooda, fu mókísí 1. 2000.