Languages of the Gambia
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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.[2]
| Languages of the Gambia | |
|---|---|
Sign in English at a Gambian ministry | |
| Official | English |
| National | Mandinka, Pulaar, Wolof, Serer, Jola, English, Balanta, Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Manjak, Mankanya, Noon, Dyula, Soninke, Fula, Karon, Kassonke, Cangin, Bainouk, Portuguese Creole |
| Vernacular | Gambian English |
| Foreign | French[1] |
| Signed | Gambian Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
