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Under Wolof, the passage reads (emphasis on bold) :'
"The Lebou people of Cap-Vert and Petite Côteare 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:
Shoup, John A. Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopaedia. ABC-CLIO, 2011. ISBN1598843621. p 163
Falola, Toyin; Salm, Steven J. Urbanization and African cultures. Carolina Academic Press, 2005. ISBN0890895589. p 280
Taal, Ebou Momar, Senegambian Ethnic Groups: Common Origins and Cultural Affinities Factors and Forces of National Unity, Peace and Stability, The Point, (2010) (thesis)
