Languages of Ivory Coast

54 languages of the index are spoken in Ivory Coast; 1 has official status (French). The country has about 31.2 m inhabitants (2023).

54 languages12 endangered or dormantAfricaISO CI / CIV

Official languages

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · International

All languages spoken in Ivory Coast

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
nqoN'Ko	`nqo`	Niger–Congo		27 m	9 · Second language only
akaAkanakan	`aka`	Niger–Congo		8.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
bamBambaraBamanankan	`bam`	Niger–Congo		4.2 m	4 · Educational
myqManinka	`myq`	Niger–Congo	+3	3.3 m
abrBonotwi	`abr`	Niger–Congo		3 m	5 · Developing
dyuDyula	`dyu`	Niger–Congo		2.7 m	3 · Wider Communication
bciBaoulé	`bci`	Niger–Congo		2.1 m	5 · Developing
mnkMandinkaMandinka kaŋo	`mnk`	Niger–Congo	+7	1.4 m	5 · Developing
snkSoninkeSooninkanxanne	`snk`	Niger–Congo	+4	1.1 m	5 · Developing
lobLobi	`lob`	Niger–Congo		440,000	5 · Developing
wssWasa	`wss`	Niger–Congo		273,000	5 · Developing
adjAdjukru	`adj`	Niger–Congo		100,000	5 · Developing
abuAbure	`abu`	Niger–Congo		93,000	6a · Vigorous
abiAbidji	`abi`	Niger–Congo		51,000	5 · Developing
kxbKrobu	`kxb`	Niger–Congo		9,920	6a · Vigorous
nziNzema	`nzi`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
manManding	`man`	Niger–Congo	+5
kpeKpelle	`kpe`	Niger–Congo
anyAnyin	`any`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
abaAbé	`aba`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
dnjDan	`dnj`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
goaGuro	`goa`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
aviAvikam	`avi`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
atiAttié	`ati`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
neyNeyo	`ney`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
ebrEbrié	`ebr`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
sefCebaara	`sef`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nwbNyabwa	`nwb`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
aldAlladian	`ald`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bjwBakwé	`bjw`	—			6a · Vigorous
ahmMobu	`ahm`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
moaMwan	`moa`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ahpApro	`ahp`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
dyiDjimini	`dyi`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
gguGagu	`ggu`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bivSouthern Birifor	`biv`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
sevNyarafolo	`sev`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
tgwTagwana	`tgw`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
tjnTonjon	`tjn`	Niger–Congo			10 · Extinct
kwpKwadia	`kwp`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
egaEga	`ega`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
eotEotile	`eot`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
gwaMbato	`gwa`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
kfoKoro	`kfo`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
kqmKhisa	`kqm`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
oubGlio-Ubi	`oub`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
dasDaho-Doo	`das`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
jekJeri Kuo	`jek`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
btgGagnoa Bété	`btg`	—			6a · Vigorous
dicLakota Dida	`dic`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
wecWestern Wee	`wec`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ldaKla-Dan	`lda`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
gnjNgen	`gnj`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened

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