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Languages spoken in Western Africa
country |
main languages spoken |
Benin |
Fon, Yoruba |
Burkina Faso |
Mossi, Dyula, Fulani, Gurma, Senufo, Tuareg |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Dyula, Senufo, Agni, Baule, Malinke |
Gabon |
Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi, Bantu (100) |
Gambia |
Wolof, Mandinka, Fulani, Soninke Dyola |
Ghana |
Twi, Fanti, Ewe, Ga, Adangme, Gurma, Dagomba |
Guinea |
Fulani, Malinke, Susu, Kissi, Gola |
Guinea-Bissau |
Fulani, Malinke, Balanti |
Liberia |
Kpelle, Vai, Bassa, Kru, Grebo, Kissi, Gola, Loma |
Mali |
Bambara, Senufo, Fulani, Soninke, Malinke, Songhai, Tuareg, Dyula |
Mauritania |
Arabic, Wolof, Soninke, Fulani |
Niger |
Hausa, Djerma, Tuareg, Fulani, Kanuri, Teda, Songhai |
Nigeria |
Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, Kanuri, Efik, Ibibio, Tiv, Ijo, Edo, Urhobo, Nupe, Idoma
Senegal - Wolof, Fulani, Dyola, Malinke, Serer |
Sierra Leone |
Mende, Temne, Vai, Kissi, Gola, Krio |
Togo |
Ewe, Mina, Kabye, Dagomb |
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