page_title: Languages of Burkina Faso
hierarchical_section_title: Languages of Burkina Faso
caption_attribution_description: Burkina Faso: avenue Kwame-Nkrumah in Ouagadougou
context_page_description: Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. The Mossi language is spoken by about 52.5% of the population, mainly in the central region around the capital, Ouagadougou. French is the official language. English is very rarely spoken.
  In the west, Mande languages are widely spoken, the most predominant being Dyula, others including Bobo, Samo, and Marka. The Fula language is widespread, particularly in the north. The Gourmanché language is spoken in the east, while the Bissa language is spoken in the south.
  Education for the deaf in Burkina uses American Sign Language, which was introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. The Burkina Sign Language is used in Ouagadougou.
context_section_description: Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. The Mossi language (Mossi: Mòoré) is spoken by about 52.5% of the population, mainly in the central region around the capital, Ouagadougou. French is the official language. English is very rarely spoken.
  In the west, Mande languages are widely spoken, the most predominant being Dyula (also spelled Jula or Dioula), others including Bobo, Samo, and Marka. The Fula language (Fula: fulfulde, French: peul) is widespread, particularly in the north. The Gourmanché language is spoken in the east, while the Bissa language is spoken in the south.
  Education for the deaf in Burkina uses American Sign Language, which was introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. The Burkina Sign Language is used in Ouagadougou.
caption: Commercial signs in French in Ouagadougou.
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