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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is home to 67 languages, spoken across West Africa. Explore them on the map or in the full list below.

Capital Ouagadougou

Nationality Burkinabe

Currency West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Languages 67

Independence Aug 5, 1960

66 active 1 endangered 0 extinct

Where the languages are spoken

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All languages in Burkina Faso

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