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{{Distinguish|Secens}}
{{redirect|Seketese people|outline of people in [[Seketan]]|demographics of Seketan}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            =  Seketese people
| native_name      = ''Symemim secéteça''
| native_name_lang = 
| image            =   [[file:Flag of Seketan.svg|250px|border]]
| image_caption    = National flag and civil ensign of [[Seketan]]

| total            =  ~10-12 million
| total_year       =  2019
| total_source     =  <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' -->
| total_ref        =  <!-- references supporting total population -->
| genealogy        = 
| regions          =  <!-- for e.g. a list of regions (countries), especially if regionN etc below not used -->

| region1          =  {{flagicon image|Flag of Seketan.svg}} [[Seketan]]
| pop1             =  5.5 million
| ref1             =  <!-- <ref>erence/s supporting pop1 data -->
| region2          = {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States.svg}} {{wp|United States}}
| pop2             = ~1-2 million <small>(ancestry)</small>
| ref2             = 
| region3          = {{flagicon image|New Svealand Flag.png}} [[New Svealand]]
| pop3             = ~250,000
| ref3             = 
| region4          = {{flagicon image|Flag of Canada.svg}} {{wp|Canada}}
| pop4             = ~200,000 <small>(ancestry)</small>
| ref4             = 
<!-- etc, to: -->
| region33         = 
| pop33            = 
| ref33            = 

| languages        = [[Seketese language|Seketese]] and [[Dialects of Seketese|Seketese dialects]]
<br><small>[[Fjeskan language|Fjeskan]] • [[Wilsk language|Wilsk]]</small>
| religions        = 
| related_groups   = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

'''Sekens''' or '''Seketese people''' are a [[North Nelbec]] {{wp|ethnic group}}—native to the [[Nelborne]]—and {{wp|nation}} identified with the country of [[Seketan]]. This connection may be ethnic, legal, historical, or cultural.

The heritage of Seketese people is primarily of [[Old Nelbec]] origin, whom descended from prehistoric cultures that emerged from the arrival of European migrants during the {{wp|Ice Age}}. The [[Proto-Secenic]] language was the primary language of the [[Secenic Empire]] and the later [[Secenic Confederation]]. A Seketese {{wp|nationstate}} emerged with the [[Kingdom of Seketan]], with the national identity being further defined in the [[Seketese national awakening]] and the subsequent establishment of [[Second Seketese Republic|a liberal Seketese republic]].

Sekens are often divided into sub-ethnic groups or "tribes" based on [[Provinces of Seketan|provincial]] or cultural boundaries. The [[government of Seketan]] recognizes [[Fjeskans]] and [[Wilsks]]—from the autonomous provinces of [[Fjeska]] and [[Wilskland]] respectively—as separate ethnic groups from "Sekens", but continues to classify them as "of Seketan". Whether Fjeskans and Wilsks are Seketese is dubious.

==Geographic distribution==

It is estimated that there are 10-12 million Sekens living in total.

===Europe===

Within {{wp|Europe}}, Sekens are primarily concentrated in the [[Nelborne]] region of {{wp|northwestern Europe}}. They are the largest [[Nelbec]] ethnic group. [[Seketan]] is the principle Seketese {{wp|nationstate}}, with Sekens comprising more than 80% of the population. The [[New Svealand|Svealandic]] territory of [[Falanda]], adjacent to the Seketese province of [[Fjeska]], contains a significant Seken population with more than 40% of the population claiming Seken ethnic status. The [[Lormotia|Lormotian]] province of [[Luderan]] is predominately populated by Sekens due to the historic Seketese control of the area.

===Diaspora===

The [[Seketese diaspora]] is the global community of ethnic Sekens scattered across the globe. Large waves of emigration from Seketan have created Seketese diasporic communities in the {{wp|United States}} and {{wp|Canada}}.

==Culture==
{{Main article|Culture of Seketan}}
Sekens hold a [[North Nelbec]] culture whose history spans millennia. The Seketese culture is evident in their [[Seketese literature|literature]], [[Seketese cuisine|cuisine]], [[Music of Seketan|music]], [[Religion in Seketan|religion]], practises, holidays, and customs.

==Languages==

The [[Seketese language]] is the predominant first language of most Sekens, standardized by the [[Académie Secéteça]] and official in the [[Seketan|Republic of Seketan]]. Sekens speaking Seketese speak the language in a variety of accents and dialects, with the standardized variety being based off the [[Gjenoreça dialect]].

Many Sekens are native speakers of regional languages. The [[Bynanese language]] is predominately spoken by Sekens in the Seketese province of [[Bynan]], but is legally recognized and colloquially referred to as a dialect of Seketese. Some native speakers of [[Fjeskan language|Fjeskan]] and [[Wilsk language|Wilsk]] identify as Seken, although [[Fjeskans]] and [[Wilsks]] are recognized by the Seketese census as separate ethnic groups.

==See also==

*[[Seketan]]
[[Category:Seketan]]
{{Seketan topics}}
{{Nelborne topics}}