Languages of Mauritania

Anti corruption campaign in Nouakchott, in Arabic and French

Afro-Asiatic languages (formerly known as hamito-semitic)

French

Main articles: Maghreb French and African French

Due to colonialism, European languages are often present on the African continent. Mauritania is no exception to this rule. Mauritania is a member of La Francophonie. Most of the population speaks or understands some French, though overall knowledge and usage has declined substantially in recent years due to greater use of Arabic.. Mauritania's political elite is Arab, and Arabic is their main language of use.

Niger-Congo languages

Notes

  1. English: Fula; French: Peul; in central and eastern West Africa the endonym is Fulfulde

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