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Type: personyago:Abstraction100002137yago:Act100030358yago:Activity100407535yago:Event100029378yago:Occupation100582388yago:PsychologicalFeature100023100yago:YagoPermanentlyLocatedEntityyago:WikicatReligiousOccupations New Facet based on Instances of this Class

The Saltigue (other spelling: Saltigué, Saltigui or Saltigi in Serer), are Serer high priests and priestesses who preside over the religious ceremonies and affairs of the Serer people, such as the Xooy (or Xoy) ceremony, the biggest event in the Serer religious calendar. They usually come from ancient Serer paternal families. Such a title is usually inherited by birthright. In Serer country, Saltigue are always diviners. The scope of this article deals only with the Serer Saltigues – "diviners" (the high priests and priestesses) and termed by some scholars as "the ministers of the religious cult"; "pastors of the people" or within the remits of these definitions.