Togo

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Official Name
Republic of Togo, République Togolaise
Population
5,754,000
National Languages
French
Literacy Rate
44% (2009 UNESCO)
Immigrant Languages
American Sign Language, Hausa, Mampruli, Yoruba
Deaf Institutions
1
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989; Heine 1968; Manessy 1975, 1981; Stewart 1971; Vanderaa 1991
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Togo is 39. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are institutional, 18 are developing, and 16 are vigorous.