Burkina Faso Languages

Description
Burkina Faso is a multilingual country. An estimated 70 languages are spoken there, of which about 66 are indigenous. French is the official language. English is very rarely spoken. French Mossi or Móorè Mande languages Fulfulde or Fula Gourmanché Bissa
 * It was introduced when France colonized Burkina Faso in 1919
 * French is the principal language of administrative, political and judicial institutions, public services, and the press
 * French is the language of instruction in the nation's schools
 * Fewer than 15% of the population uses French on a day-to-day basis
 * Despite this low percentage, there is a high amount of support in keeping French as the language of instruction
 * French is one of 13 languages used on the radio
 * Mossi is spoken by about 52.5% of the population
 * It is spoken mainly in the central region around the capital
 * Dyula, Bobo, Samo, and Marka are spoken in the west. Dyula is widely used as a trading language.
 * It is widely spoken in the north and east of the country as a first language
 * It is spoken in the east
 * Bissa is spoken in the south

Word List(s)
French Mossi or Móorè
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * Mooré phrasebook
 * Useful phrases in Mossi

Alphabet and Pronunciation
French Mossi or Móorè Dyula
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Mossi Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Alphabet and Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries
French
 * French Handwriting
 * French Letter Writing Guide
 * French Languages
 * French to English Dictionary
 * French Dictionary

Mossi or Móorè
 * Dictionnaire Moore
 * Dictionary English - Mòoré
 * An Introduction to the Moore Language

Additional Resources

 * Burkina Faso History, Language and Culture
 * Languages in Burkina Faso