Editing Saloum (section)

==People and Society==
The core of the Kingdom of Saloum is populated mostly by the [[Serer people|Serer]], but gradually the [[Wolof people|Wolof]] immigrants have settled in along with the [[Fulas]], [[Mandinkas]], etc.<ref name = "D">{{cite journal |last1=Diagne |first1=Pathe |title=Royaumes Seréres: Les Institutions Traditionnelles Du Sine Saloum |journal=Présence Africaine |date=1965 |volume=54 |issue=54 |pages=142–72 |jstor=24348677 |url= http://www.jstor.org/stable/24348677 |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Klein|1968|pp=7}}<ref name="Becker"/> Unlike the Kingdom of Sine which is more deeply rooted in "Serer-[[conservatism]]", such as the preservation of [[Serer religion]], culture, traditions, etc.,<ref name="D"/>{{sfn|Klein|1968|pp=7}} Saloum is more [[Cosmopolitanism|cosmopolitan]] and multi-religious. This explains why some Serer traditionalists who adhere to the tenets of Serer religion are reluctant to afford it the same religious status afforded to Sine as one of the [[:Category:Serer holy places|sacred Serer holy sites]], in spite of housing many of the Serer sites (see [[Serer ancient history]]).<ref name="Becker">Becker, Charles: "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer". Dakar. 1993. CNRS - ORS TO M</ref> 

The [[Serer language]] and [[Wolof language|Wolof]] are both widely spoken in Saloum. The [[Cangin languages]] are also spoken.