Atlantic-Congo · ISO 639-3 tgw
Tagwana Senoufo Language
Tagwana Senoufo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken by about 2.7 million people in 2 countries. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Tagwana Senoufo is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Tagwana Senoufo
Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- Volta-Congo
- North Volta-Congo
- Senufo
- South Senufo
- Tagbana-Jimini
- Tagwana Senoufo
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Tagwana Senoufo language
Tagwana Senoufo is spoken by about 2.7 million people, which makes it the 267th most spoken language in the world — just behind Nyankole (2.7 million) and ahead of Sambalpuri (2.6 million). It belongs to the Atlantic-Congo language family and, more precisely, to the Tagbana-Jimini group within the North Volta-Congo branch.
Where is Tagwana Senoufo spoken?
Tagwana Senoufo is used in 2 countries. The largest communities live in Côte d'Ivoire (2.7 million).
Tagwana Senoufo is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Tagwana Senoufo is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Cebaara Senoufo, Mossi, Sango, Dagbani, Southern Dagaare, Dagaari Dioula and 2 more.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 tgw.
Frequently asked questions about Tagwana Senoufo
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.