Languages of Benin

46 languages of the index are spoken in Benin; 1 has official status (French). The country has about 14.1 m inhabitants (2023).

46 languages2 endangered or dormantAfricaISO BJ / BEN

Official languages

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · International

All languages spoken in Benin

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
hauHausa	`hau`	Afroasiatic	+5	43.9 m	2 · Provincial
yorYorubaÈdè Yorùbá	`yor`	Niger–Congo		40 m	2 · Provincial
fonFonfɔ̀ngbè	`fon`	Niger–Congo		1.9 m	3 · Wider Communication
guwGunGungbe	`guw`	Niger–Congo		1.5 m	5 · Developing
ajgAdja	`ajg`	Niger–Congo		1.1 m	5 · Developing
kbpKabiyeKabɩyɛ	`kbp`	Niger–Congo		1 m	5 · Developing
dopLukpa	`dop`	Niger–Congo		160,000	5 · Developing
mklMokole	`mkl`	Niger–Congo		39,600	5 · Developing
ddnDendi	`ddn`	Nilo-Saharan		32,050	3 · Wider Communication
mqlMbelime	`mql`	Niger–Congo		24,500	5 · Developing
gejGen	`gej`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
ckoAnufo	`cko`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
kdhTem	`kdh`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
bbaBariba	`bba`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
tbzTammari	`tbz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
augAguna	`aug`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bloAnii	`blo`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ifeIfè	`ife`	—			5 · Developing
bqcBoko	`bqc`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
pilYom	`pil`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
fodFoodo	`fod`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
wwaWaama	`wwa`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bqaTchumbuli	`bqa`	Niger–Congo			8b · Nearly Extinct
aybAyizo	`ayb`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
behBerba	`beh`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lasLama	`las`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
xwePherá	`xwe`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
wciWaci	`wci`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
ntmNateni	`ntm`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
tfiTofin	`tfi`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
gngNgangam	`gng`	Niger–Congo
soyYobe	`soy`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
blyNotre	`bly`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
cbjEde Cabe	`cbj`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
sxwSaxwe	`sxw`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
kqkKotafon	`kqk`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mxlMahi	`mxl`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
cibCi-Gbe	`cib`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
xkbNorthern Nago	`xkb`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
gbsGbesi	`gbs`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
gbxEastern Xwla	`gbx`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
xwlWestern Xwla	`xwl`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
ijjEde Ije	`ijj`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nqgEde Nago	`nqg`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nqkKura Nago	`nqk`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous

46 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata