The
Serer people (also spelt "Sérère", "Sereer", "Serere", "Seereer" and sometimes wrongly "Serre") are a
West African ethnoreligious group. In modern-day
Senegal, the Serer people live in the west-central part of the country, running from the southern edge of
Dakar to
the Gambian border. The Serer (also known as "Seex" or "Sine-Sine") occupy the
Sine and
Saloum areas (now part of modern-day independent Senegal). In the Gambia, they occupy parts of old "Nuimi" and "Baddibu" as well as the Gambian "Kombo". The Serer-Noon occupy the ancient area of
Thiès in modern-day Senegal. The Serer-Ndut are found in southern
Cayor and north west of ancient Thiès. The Serer-Njeghen occupy old
Baol; the Serer-Palor occupies the west central, west southwest of Thiès and the Serer-Laalaa occupy west central, north of Thiès and the
Tambacounda area.