Languages of the Gambia

Sign in English at a Gambian ministry

Official| English
Recognised| Mandinka, Pulaar, Wolof, Soninke, Jola, Serer, Manjak, Bainouk, Portuguese Creole
Vernacular| Gambian English
Foreign| French[1]
Signed| Gambian Sign Language
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Distribution of first languages of The Gambia

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Mandinka |

| 38%
Pulaar |

| 21%
Wolof |

| 18%
Soninke |

| 9%
Jola-Fonyi |

| 4.5%
Serer |

| 2.4%
Manjak |

| 1.6%
Bainouk |

| 1.6%
Kiriol |

| 1%
English |

| 0.5%
Other |

| 2.4%

In The Gambia, Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population, Pulaar by 21%, Wolof by 18%, Soninke by 9 percent, Jola by 4.5 percent, Serer by 2.4 percent, Manjak and Bainouk by 1.6 percent each, Portuguese Creole by 1 percent, and English by 0.5 percent. Smaller numbers speak several other languages. Gambian Sign Language is used by the deaf. English is the main language for official purposes and education.[2]

## See also

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* Languages portal
* The Gambia portal

* Demographics of the Gambia

## References

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1. ^ Organisation internationale de la francophonie. La langue française dans le monde, édition 2014 (in French). Nathan. p. 229..
2. ^ Gambia. Ethnologue 24, 2021

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Languages of the Gambia

Official language|

* English

* The Gambia portal

Indigenous languages|

* Balanta
* Cangin
* Dyula
* Fula
* Karon
* Kassonke
* Mandinka
* Mandjak
* Pulaar
* Serer
* Soninke
* Wolof

Sign languages|

* Gambian Sign Language

Immigrant languages|

* English
* French
* Arabic

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Languages of Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
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* Burkina Faso
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* Central African Republic
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* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
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* Niger
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* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
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States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

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other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
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