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Languages of Senegal

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Romance language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply '''' ().

language of Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania

language of West Africa of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family

western African language spoken in Mali, with SVO structure and two lexical tones

Mande language spoken in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali

Mande language spoken by the Mandinka people of West Africa

Mande language spoken in West Africa

Hassaniya Arabic

Maghrebi dialect of the Arabic language mainly spoken in Mauritania and Western Sahara

language spoken in Senegal and Gambia

moribund Amazigh (Berber) language of Mauritania and Senegal

Manding language of West Africa

Guinea-Bissau Creole

lingua franca of Guinea Bissau

dialect cluster of Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau

language spoken by Fula people and Tukolor

language family

Kobiana language

Wamey ([wæ-meỹ], Meyny), or Konyagi (Conhague, Coniagui, Koniagui), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Konyagui people.

languages of Senegal

languages of a geographic region

Cangin language spoken in Senegal

Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

Varieties of American Sign Language

Wolofization or Wolofisation is a cultural and language shift whereby populations or states adopt Wolof language or culture, such as in the Senegambia region. In Senegal, Wolof is a lingua franca The Wolofization phenomenon has taken over all facets of Senegal and encroaching on Gambian soil. This phenomenon has caused other Senegambian ethnic groups great concern and resulted in taking steps to preserve their languages and culture. In this regard, the Serer ethnic group who have had a long history fighting against Islamization and Wolofization have been taking active steps in the past decades