Languages of Mali

52 languages of the index are spoken in Mali; 7 have official status (Bambara, Fula, Maninka and Minyanka). The country has about 22.4 m inhabitants (2022).

52 languages3 endangered or dormantAfricaISO ML / MLI

Official languages

bamBambaraNiger–Congo · 4.2 m4 · Educational fulFulaNiger–Congo · 24 mSafe myqManinkaNiger–Congo · 3.3 m mykMinyankaNiger–Congo4 · Educational snkSoninkeNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · Developing taqTamasheqAfroasiatic · 500,0005 · Developing meyHassaniya ArabicAfroasiatic · 3.8 m3 · Wider Communication

All languages spoken in Mali

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة	`ara`	Afroasiatic	+36	315.4 m	Safe
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
nqoN'Ko	`nqo`	Niger–Congo		27 m	9 · Second language only
fulFulaFulfulde	`ful`	Niger–Congo		24 m	Safe
mosMoorémòoré	`mos`	Niger–Congo	+1	7.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
fucPulaar	`fuc`	Niger–Congo	+3	4.5 m	5 · Developing
bamBambaraBamanankan	`bam`	Niger–Congo		4.2 m	4 · Educational
meyHassaniya Arabic	`mey`	Afroasiatic	+1	3.8 m	3 · Wider Communication
myqManinka	`myq`	Niger–Congo	+3	3.3 m
dyuDyula	`dyu`	Niger–Congo		2.7 m	3 · Wider Communication
mnkMandinkaMandinka kaŋo	`mnk`	Niger–Congo	+7	1.4 m	5 · Developing
tmhTuareg	`tmh`	Afroasiatic	+2	1.2 m	Vulnerable
snkSoninkeSooninkanxanne	`snk`	Niger–Congo	+4	1.1 m	5 · Developing
ttqTahouaⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⵈ	`ttq`	Afroasiatic		640,000	6a · Vigorous
taqTamasheqⵜⵎⴰⵂⵈ	`taq`	Afroasiatic	+1	500,000	5 · Developing
dsqTadaksahak	`dsq`	Nilo-Saharan		100,000	6a · Vigorous
dbaBangime	`dba`	—		3,500	6a · Vigorous
tsyTebul Sign Language	`tsy`	—		500	6a · Vigorous
djeZarma	`dje`	Nilo-Saharan	+1		4 · Educational
manManding	`man`	Niger–Congo	+5
khqKoyra Chiini	`khq`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
yalYalunka	`yal`	Niger–Congo	+1		5 · Developing
sesKoyraboro Senni	`ses`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
mykMinyanka	`myk`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
rkmMarka	`rkm`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
sppSupyire	`spp`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
mwkKita Maninka	`mwk`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bxwBanka	`bxw`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
kfzKoromfe	`kfz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
fufPular	`fuf`	Niger–Congo			2 · Provincial
bogBamako Sign Language	`bog`	—			6a · Vigorous
bmqBomu	`bmq`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
dbuBondum Dogon	`dbu`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
hmbHumburi Senni	`hmb`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
shzSyenara	`shz`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dbgDogul Dogon	`dbg`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dymYanda Dogon	`dym`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bboNorthern Bobo Madaré	`bbo`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
djmJamsai Dogon	`djm`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dtoTommo So Dogon	`dto`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dbwBankan Tey Dogon	`dbw`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
pnqPana	`pnq`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dtuTebul Dogon	`dtu`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
emkEastern Maninkakan	`emk`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
xkgKagoro	`xkg`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
duxDuungooma	`dux`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dgbBudu Dogon	`dgb`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
nzzNanga Dogon	`nzz`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bzxHainyaxo Bozo	`bzx`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
booTiemacewe Bozo	`boo`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
tdeDuleri Dogon	`tde`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
stjKisamo-Matya	`stj`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous

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