Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. The Mossi language (Mossi: Mòoré) is spoken by about 52.5% of the population, mainly in the central region around the capital, Ouagadougou. French is the official language. English is very rarely spoken. Education for the deaf in Burkina uses American Sign Language, which was introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. The Burkina Sign Language is used in Ouagadougou.
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| - Languages of Burkina Faso (en)
- Langues au Burkina Faso (fr)
- Языки Буркина-Фасо (ru)
- Мови Буркіна-Фасо (uk)
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| - Au Burkina Faso, la langue officielle est le français ; il existe en outre une soixantaine de langues nationales, les quatre principales étant le Mooré, le Fulfudé (ou Peul), le Dioula et le bissa. Ces quatre langues ont été choisies en 1974 car elles sont considérées par l'État comme des langues vernaculaires dans le pays. (fr)
- Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. The Mossi language (Mossi: Mòoré) is spoken by about 52.5% of the population, mainly in the central region around the capital, Ouagadougou. French is the official language. English is very rarely spoken. Education for the deaf in Burkina uses American Sign Language, which was introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. The Burkina Sign Language is used in Ouagadougou. (en)
- Буркина-Фасо — многоязычная страна. По оценкам, там говорят на 68 языках, 60 из которых являются языками коренных народов. На языке моси говорят около 40 %, в основном в центральном регионе вокруг столицы, Уагадугу, наряду с другими, тесно связанный с языками гур на юге и востоке. На западе широко распространены языки манде. Язык фула широко распространён, особенно на севере. Для записи языков коренного населения Буркина-Фасо используется национальный буркинийский алфавит на латинской графической основе, принятый в 1979 году. (ru)
- Буркіна-Фасо — багатомовна країна. За оцінками, там говорять 68 мовами, 60 з яких є мовами корінних народів. Мовою мосі говорять приблизно 40 %, в основному в центральному регіоні навколо столиці, Уагадугу, нарівні з іншими, тісно пов'язана з на півдні і сході. На заході поширені мови манде. Мова фула також поширена, особливо на півночі. (uk)
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| - Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. The Mossi language (Mossi: Mòoré) is spoken by about 52.5% of the population, mainly in the central region around the capital, Ouagadougou. French is the official language. English is very rarely spoken. In the west, Mande languages are widely spoken, the most predominant being Dyula (also spelled Jula or Dioula), others including Bobo, Samo, and Marka. The Fula language (Fula: fulfulde, French: peul) is widespread, particularly in the north. The Gourmanché language is spoken in the east, while the Bissa language is spoken in the south. Education for the deaf in Burkina uses American Sign Language, which was introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. The Burkina Sign Language is used in Ouagadougou. (en)
- Au Burkina Faso, la langue officielle est le français ; il existe en outre une soixantaine de langues nationales, les quatre principales étant le Mooré, le Fulfudé (ou Peul), le Dioula et le bissa. Ces quatre langues ont été choisies en 1974 car elles sont considérées par l'État comme des langues vernaculaires dans le pays. (fr)
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