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Republic of Senegal

Senegal

Senegal is a country in Africa that is home to 17,196,000 people. It is also home to 31 living indigenous languages. In addition, 8 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, French, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    17,196,000

    people

    31

    living languages

    52%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 21
    3. 9
    4. 0

Senegal has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.