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Languages of Burkina Faso

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Burkina Faso
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
Mooré
Mooré
Text direction: LTR

Under Article 35 of Burkina Faso's Constitution, national languages officialized by law are official languages, while French and English are working languages. Current education-ministry implementation work prominently uses Mooré, Jula, Fulfulde and Gulimancema.

4
Core languages shown
Country-level reference set
Mooré
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

MooréDyulaFulfuldeGulmancema

Read the Characters

Mooré · 24 characters

Mooré · 24 characters
A
a
B
b
D
d
E
e
Ɛ
ɛ
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
i
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
O
o
Ɔ
ɔ
P
p
R
r
S
s
T
t
U
u
V
v
W
w
Y
y
Z
z

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Burkina Faso?

Under Article 35 of Burkina Faso's Constitution, national languages officialized by law are official languages, while French and English are working languages. Current education-ministry implementation work prominently uses Mooré, Jula, Fulfulde and Gulimancema.

What writing systems are used in Burkina Faso?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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UNESCO: Multilingualism and Linguistic Diversity

Official constitutional amendment text. Article 35 states that national languages officialized by law are official languages, while English and French are working languages.

Burkina Faso: Constitution consolidated after 29 October 2024

Official consolidated constitutional text. Article 35 states that national languages officialized by law are the official languages, while French and English are working languages.

Burkina Faso Education Ministry: national-language officialisation

Government ministry source documenting the operational officialisation work in Mooré, Jula, Fulfulde and Gulimancema.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.