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Languages Burkina Faso, in 36 editions.
The entry for Burkina Faso published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Entry published as “Burkina”.
Published as “Language”
French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
Entry published as “Burkina”.
French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90%
of the population
Entry published as “Burkina”.
French (official), tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official); (official), tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90%
of the population
Entry published as “Burkina”.
French (official), tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken
by 90%
Entry published as “Burkina”.
French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal languages belong belonging to Sudanic
family, spoken
French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic
Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal languages belonging to
family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic
Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
The same text in 18 editions, 2000 to 2017.
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), tribal native African languages belonging tofamily, family spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), French native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), French native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
French (official), French native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
Rewritten: too little of the 2021 text remains to mark the changes.
Mossi 52.9%, Fula 7.8%, Gourmantche 6.8%, Dyula 5.7%, Bissa 3.3%, Gurunsi 3.2%, French (official) 2.2%, Bwamu 2%, Dagara 2%, San 1.7%, Marka 1.6%, Bobo 1.5%, Senufo 1.5%, Lobi 1.2%, other 6.6% (2019 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Burkina Faso: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/burkina-faso/languages.