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French
Romance language
Hausa
Chadic language native to the Hausa people
Yoruba
Niger-Congo language spoken in West Africa
Fula
language of West Africa of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family
Fon
part of the Gbe language cluster and belongs to the Volta–Niger branch of the Niger–Congo languages
Mooré
thumb|right|A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in Taiwan. Video 1 min:23 sec, 2018.Mooré is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of four official languages of Burkina Faso. It is the language of the Mossi people, spoken by approximately 6.46 million people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Niger, Mali, Togo, and Senegal as a native language, but with many more L2 speakers. Mooré is spoken as a first or second language by over 50% of the Burkinabé population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Frafra, and l
Songhay
language family
Gbe
family of Niger–Congo languages native to West Africa
Gen
Gbe language spoken in the southeast of Togo in the Maritime Region
Kabiye
Eastern Gurunsi language primarily of northern Togo
Adja
language
Bargu people
ethnic group in Benin and Nigeria
Gun
language spoken in Nigeria and Benin
Anufo
Tano language spoken in West Africa
Tem
a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso
Bariba
language
Dendi
language of Benin
Gourmanchéma
language
Tammari
Gur language of Benin and Togo
Aguna
language spoken in Benin
languages of Benin
languages of a geographic region
Boko
Mande language of Benin and Nigeria
Mokole
language
Foodo
language
Ifè
Niger–Congo language spoken by the people in Togo and Benin
Yom
language
Waama
language
Berba
Human language
Waci
Niger-Congo language spoken in Togo and Benin
Tchumbuli
language
Pherá
language
Busa
Mande language of Nigeria
Lama
language
Nateni
language
Mbelime
language
Ngangam
language
Yobe
Gur language of Benin and Togo
Lukpa
language
Tofin
language spoken in Benin
Varieties of American Sign Language
dialects
Ede
language family
Notre
language
Phla
language
Kyenga
language
Phla–Pherá
Gbe language group