Languages of South Sudan

63 languages of the index are spoken in South Sudan; 1 has official status (English). The country has about 12.6 m inhabitants (2017).

63 languages13 endangered or dormantAfricaISO SS / SSD

Official languages

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International

All languages spoken in South Sudan

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة	`ara`	Afroasiatic	+36	315.4 m	Safe
msaMalayBahasa Melayu	`msa`	Austronesian	+15	77 m
apdSudanese Arabic	`apd`	—		31.9 m	3 · Wider Communication
swaSwahiliKiswahili	`swa`	Niger–Congo	+10	15.4 m
shuChadian Arabicلهجة تشادية	`shu`	—	+4	2.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
shkShilluk	`shk`	Nilo-Saharan		2 m	5 · Developing
dinDinkaThuɔŋjäŋ	`din`	Nilo-Saharan		1.4 m
achAcholi	`ach`	Nilo-Saharan		1.2 m	5 · Developing
nusNuer	`nus`	Nilo-Saharan		900,000	4 · Educational
pgaJuba Arabic	`pga`	Arabic-based pidgin and creole languages		820,000	3 · Wider Communication
bfaBari	`bfa`	Nilo-Saharan		480,000	3 · Wider Communication
lotLotuko	`lot`	Nilo-Saharan		310,000	5 · Developing
anuAnuak	`anu`	Nilo-Saharan		140,000	5 · Developing
dshDaasanach	`dsh`	Afroasiatic		60,500	5 · Developing
xomKomo	`xom`	Nilo-Saharan		18,530	6a · Vigorous
zneZande	`zne`	Niger–Congo	+2		5 · Developing
botBongo	`bot`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
ajaAja	`aja`	Nilo-Saharan			8b · Nearly Extinct
murMurle	`mur`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
lgnOpuo	`lgn`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
bexJur Modo	`bex`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
avuAvokaya	`avu`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
kboKeliko	`kbo`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
bdhBaka	`bdh`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
uduUduk	`udu`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
bdjBai	`bdj`	Niger–Congo			7 · Shifting
bviBelanda Viri	`bvi`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
koeBaleesi	`koe`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
lohNarim	`loh`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
dddDongotono	`ddd`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
bxbBelanda Bor	`bxb`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
lpxLopit	`lpx`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
lkyLokoya	`lky`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
blmBeli	`blm`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
mgdMoru	`mgd`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
keoKakwa	`keo`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
toqToposa	`toq`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
mquMandari	`mqu`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
idrIndri	`idr`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
muhMündü	`muh`	—			5 · Developing
ndzNdogo	`ndz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
texTennet	`tex`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
lwoLuwo	`lwo`	—			5 · Developing
mhiMa'di	`mhi`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
krsKresh	`krs`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
mgcMorokodo	`mgc`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
homHoma	`hom`	—			10 · Extinct
ferKaligi	`fer`	Niger–Congo			7 · Shifting
myjMangaya	`myj`	Niger–Congo			8b · Nearly Extinct
tgyTogoyo	`tgy`	Niger–Congo			10 · Extinct
atuReel	`atu`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
lgoLango	`lgo`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
njlNyolge	`njl`	Nilo-Saharan			8a · Moribund
thuThuri	`thu`	—			7 · Shifting
ukvKuku	`ukv`	Nilo-Saharan
dikSouthwestern Dinka	`dik`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
mwuMittu	`mwu`	Nilo-Saharan			10 · Extinct
dibSouth Central Dinka	`dib`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
dipNortheastern Dinka	`dip`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
diwNorthwestern Dinka	`diw`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
dksSoutheastern Dinka	`dks`	Nilo-Saharan			4 · Educational
gbnMo'da	`gbn`	Nilo-Saharan			7 · Shifting

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