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What Language Do They Speak in Mauritania?
The official language of Mauritania is Arabic. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Hassaniyya (87%), Arabic (85%) and French (13%).
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Official languages of Mauritania
Most spoken languages in Mauritania
87%
Arabic Official
85%13%
6%
0.23%
Zenaga
0.05%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Mauritania (6)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassaniyya | 3,765,394 · 87% | Afro-Asiatic | Safe |
| Arabic | 3,678,834 · 85% | Afro-Asiatic | Official |
| French | 562,645 · 13% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Fulah | 246,698 · 6% | Atlantic-Congo | — |
| Wolof | 9,954 · 0.23% | Atlantic-Congo | Safe |
| Zenaga | 2,000 · 0.05% | Afro-Asiatic | Moribund |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Mauritania?
The official language of Mauritania is Arabic. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Hassaniyya (87%), Arabic (85%) and French (13%).
What is the official language of Mauritania?
Arabic.
Is English spoken in Mauritania?
English is not widely spoken in Mauritania — learn a few words of Arabic before you go.
How many languages are spoken in Mauritania?
About 6 living languages — #165 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).