Languages · Africa
What Language Do They Speak in the Gambia?
The official language of the Gambia is English. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (40%), Mandingo (29%) and Gambian Wolof (7%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #148
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Gambia
All languages of Gambia (6)
Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Gambia?
The official language of the Gambia is English. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (40%), Mandingo (29%) and Gambian Wolof (7%).
What is the official language of Gambia?
English.
Is English spoken in Gambia?
Yes — English is official in Gambia, spoken by about 40% of people.
How many languages are spoken in Gambia?
About 6 living languages — #148 in the world for linguistic diversity. 1 of them are endangered.
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).