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Languages of Senegal

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Sénégal
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
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French
Text direction: LTR

French is the official language of Senegal. Article 1 of the Constitution separately recognizes named national languages and any other language that is subsequently codified, so national-language status is not treated here as nationwide co-official status.

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Core language shown
Country-level reference set
French
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

French

Read the Characters

French · 26 characters

French · 26 characters
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a
B
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C
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D
d
E
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F
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G
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H
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L
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M
m
N
n
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P
p
Q
q
R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
w
X
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Y
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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 Senegal?

French is the official language of Senegal. Article 1 of the Constitution separately recognizes named national languages and any other language that is subsequently codified, so national-language status is not treated here as nationwide co-official status.

What writing systems are used in Senegal?

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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Constitutional Council of Senegal: Constitution

Primary constitutional source. Article 1 states that French is official and separately identifies national-language status.

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.