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West Africa PhraseBook
West Africa comprises the sixteen countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. This area boasts hundreds of language groups who all share a similar culture.
If you plan to travel or work in West Africa, the West Africa Phrase book will help. The book contains a concise overview of each country with government contact information and parallel phrases in the most commonly encountered languages:
- EnglishFrenchBambaraMooreJula
Country | Official Language(s) | Population |
---|---|---|
Benin | French | 10 million |
Burkina Faso | French, Mòoré, Mandinka, Bambara | 15.75 million |
Cape Verde | Portuguese | .5 million |
Gambia | English | 1.9 million |
Ghana | English | 24.2 million |
Guinea | French | 10 million |
Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese | 1.6 million |
Ivory Coast | French | 22.4 million |
Liberia | English | 2.4 million |
Mali | French | 14.5 million |
Mauritania | Arabic | 3.4 million |
Niger | French | 17.1 million |
Nigeria | English | 174.5 million |
Senegal | French | 13.5 million |
Sierra Leone | English | 6 million |
Togo | French | 6.7 million |