| Languages of the Gambia | |
|---|---|
 Sign in English at a Gambian ministry | |
| Official | English |
| Recognised | Mandinka, Pulaar, Wolof, Soninke, Jola, Serer, Manjak, Bainouk, Portuguese Creole |
| Vernacular | Gambian English |
| Foreign | French |
| Signed | Gambian Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY |
| Distribution of first languages of The Gambia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandinka | 38% | |||
| Pulaar | 21% | |||
| Wolof | 18% | |||
| Soninke | 9% | |||
| Jola-Fonyi | 4.5% | |||
| Serer | 2.4% | |||
| Manjak | 1.6% | |||
| Bainouk | 1.6% | |||
| Kiriol | 1% | |||
| English | 0.5% | |||
| Other | 2.4% | |||
In The Gambia, Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population, Pulaar by 21%, Wolof by 18%, Soninke by 9 percent, Jola by 4.5 percent, Serer by 2.4 percent, Manjak and Bainouk by 1.6 percent each, Portuguese Creole by 1 percent, and English by 0.5 percent. Smaller numbers speak several other languages. Gambian Sign Language is used by the deaf. English is the main language for official purposes and education.
See also
References
- Organisation internationale de la francophonie. La langue française dans le monde, édition 2014 (in French). Nathan. p. 229..
- Gambia. Ethnologue 24, 2021
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