Languages of Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. Mooré or the Mossi language is spoken by about 52.5% of the population, mainly in the central region around the capital, Ouagadougou. In the west, Mande languages are widely spoken, the most predominant being Dyula (also spelled Jula or Dioula), others including Bobo, Samo, and Marka. Fulani is spoken in the north, however it is widely spoken throughout the country as a lingua franca. Gourmantché is spoken in the east, while the Bissa language is spoken in the south. In 2024, the Francophone population of Burkina Faso represents 22.8%, which is approximately 5,379,000 people. Among them, 1.3% (around 302,000 individuals) speak French as their first language. Additionally, 5,063,000 people, or 21.5% of the total population of 23,550,000, use French as a second language. Education for the deaf in Burkina uses American Sign Language, which was introduced by the deaf American...

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