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Senegal

Senegal is home to 57 languages, spoken across West Africa. Explore them on the map or in the full list below.

Capital Dakar

Nationality Senegalese

Currency West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Languages 57

Independence Apr 4, 1960

46 active 11 endangered 0 extinct

Where the languages are spoken

Each bubble marks where a language is centred in Senegal; its size reflects how many people speak it there. Click a bubble for the source.

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All languages in Senegal

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