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Ethnolinguistic map of Niger. Niger has 11 national languages, with French being the official language and Hausa the most spoken language. Depending on how they are counted, Niger has between 8 and 20 indigenous languages, belonging to the Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan and Niger–Congo families. The discrepancy comes from the fact that several are ...
French, inherited from the colonial period, is the official language. It is taught in school as a second language and serves as the administrative language. Niger joined the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie in 1970, [citation needed] though it suspended cooperation with the group months after the 2023 coup. [106]
Niger: 23 0 23 0.32 15,810,500 718,659 28,450 ... Number of official languages. This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only ...
Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.
Mauritania (a national language along with Soninke, Wolof, the official language is Arabic) Niger (with French, Arabic, Buduma, Gourmanch ...
While French has been the cross cultural language of choice since independence, there are eight other official languages spoken in Niger, which include Hausa, Zarma/Songhai, Tamajeq, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Arabic, Gurmantche, and Toubou. Hausa, which almost half the population speak, has come to rival French as most used across communities.
French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 50 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]
Pages in category "Languages of Niger" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...