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Languages of Burkina Faso

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French
Romance language
Hausa
Chadic language native to the Hausa people
Fula
language of West Africa of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family
Bambara
western African language spoken in Mali, with SVO structure and two lexical tones
Mooré
thumb|right|A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in Taiwan. Video 1 min:23 sec, 2018.Mooré is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of four official languages of Burkina Faso. It is the language of the Mossi people, spoken by approximately 6.46 million people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Niger, Mali, Togo, and Senegal as a native language, but with many more L2 speakers. Mooré is spoken as a first or second language by over 50% of the Burkinabé population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Frafra, and l
Dioula
Mande language spoken in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali
Soninke
Mande language spoken in West Africa
Dogon
dialect continuum of southeastern Mali
Tamasheq
language
Bissa
Mande language spoken in West Africa
Kasem
language
Dagaare
language of the Dagaara people in Ghana and Burkina Faso
Gourmanchéma
language
Lobi
Language
Siamou
language
Bobo
Mande language of Burkina Faso
Marka
language
languages of Burkina Faso
languages of a geographic region
Nabit
Gur language of Burkina Faso and Ghana
Dogoso
language
Bwamu
Gur language of Burkina Faso
Puguli
language
Sembla
language
Syer-Tenyer
language
Samwe
language
Bolon
language
Cerma
language
Bomu
language of Mali and Burkina Faso
Laalaa Bwamu
language
Dyan
language
Senara
Atlantic–Congo language of Burkina Faso and Mali
Vyemo
language
Varieties of American Sign Language
dialects
Kaansa
Gur language of Burkina Faso
Turka
language
Malba Birifor
language
Tusya
language
Cwi Bwamu
language
Kalamsé
language
Natioro
language
Nuni
language
Doghose
language
Talni
Gur language spoken in Burkina Faso and Ghana
Lyélé
language
Nanerigé
Senufo language spoken in south-western Burkina Faso
Karaboro
language family
Samo
Niger-Congo languages spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali
Burkina Sign Language
Deaf sign language of Ouagadougou
Humburi Senni
language
Bwa
branch of the Gur languages
Winye
language
Sucite
language
Khisa
language
Sininkere
language
Pana
language of Burkina Faso