Simin Palay

Simin Palay (* 1874 in Casteide- Doat, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, † 1965 in Gelos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques ) was a French writer Occitan language, linguist, lexicographer and Okzitanist.

Life and work

Maximin Palay, called Simin Palay, wrote a self-taught in the language of his native Gascon numerous works in all literary genres. He was co-founder of Gaston Febus Escole and from 1923 its director. He was majoral of Félibrige (1920 ) and Knight of the Legion of Honour. His bust stands in Pau.

Significance is Palays Dictionary: Dictionnaire du béarnais et du Gascon modern ( bassin de l' Adour ), embrassant les dialectes du Béarn, Bigorre de la, du Gers, the country's maritime et de la Gascogne. Avec la collaboration of the libres de l' Escole Gaston Febus, 2 vols, Pau 1932 [ 1910-1934 ] (new edition ud T. Dictionnaire du béarnais et du Gascon modern ( Aquitaine Basin ), embrassant les dialectes du Béarn, Bigorre de la, du Gers, the country et de la Gascogne maritime et Garonnaise, Paris 1963, 1011 pages, with the Supplement, Paris 1974, 1039 pages, 3rd edition, Paris 1980, 1991, 1053 pages).