Guinea

French

[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Constitution, Article 1). 3,320,000 in Guinea (Beck et al 2018), L2 users.

2 (Provincial)

Pular

[fuf] 2 (Provincial). De facto language of national identity. 4,300,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 4,778,200.

3 (Wider communication)

Maninkakan, Eastern

[emk] 3 (Wider communication). De facto language of national identity. 3,100,000 in Guinea (2017 census). 73,500 Wasulu. Total users in all countries: 3,722,300.

5 (Developing)

Bassari

[bsc] 5* (Developing). 12,400 in Guinea (2017 census).

Kissi, Northern

[kqs] 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity. 509,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 570,500.

Kpelle, Guinea

[gkp] 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity. 497,000 (2017 census).

Kuranko

[knk] 5* (Developing). 236,000 in Guinea (2017 census).

Mano

[mev] 5* (Developing). 86,900 in Guinea (2017 census).

Manya

[mzj] 5* (Developing). 25,000 in Guinea (1997 G. Pruett). Ethnic population: 77,000 (Leclerc 2014a).

Mogofin

[mfg] 5* (Developing). 24,800 (2017 census).

Pulaar

[fuc] 5* (Developing). 5,700 in Guinea (Leclerc 2014a).

Susu

[sus] 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity. 2,200,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 2,434,140.

Toma

[tod] 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity. 261,000 (2017 census).

Yalunka

[yal] 5* (Developing). 112,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 180,700.

Baga Sitemu

[bsp] 5 (Developing). 40,000 (2018 PBT).

Dan

[dnj] 5 (Developing). 800 in Guinea (2001 G. Pruett).

Guinean Sign Language

[gus] 5 (Developing). 64,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 38,000–76,000 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of total population. Other estimates: 528 deaf signers (2008 WFD); 27,000 total deaf in Guinea (2014 IMB).

Mbulungish

[mbv] 5 (Developing). 5,000 (1998 B. Willits).

6a (Vigorous)

Badyara

[pbp] 6a* (Vigorous). 12,400 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 20,510.

Jahanka

[jad] 6a* (Vigorous). 137,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 137,500.

Kla-Dan

[lda] 6a* (Vigorous).

Kono

[knu] 6a* (Vigorous). 99,300 (2017 census).

Landoma

[ldm] 6a* (Vigorous). 62,100 (2017 census).

Lele

[llc] 6a* (Vigorous). 48,700 (2017 census).

Maninka, Konyanka

[mku] 6a* (Vigorous). 559,000 in Guinea (2017 census).

Maninka, Sankaran

[msc] 6a* (Vigorous).

Nalu

[naj] 6a* (Vigorous). 12,400 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 23,300.

Wamey

[cou] 6a* (Vigorous). 24,800 in Guinea (2017 census).

Zialo

[zil] 6a* (Vigorous). 25,000 (2010 V. Vydrin).

6b (Threatened)

Baga Manduri

[bmd] 6b* (Threatened). 4,000 (2011 NTM).

Baga Pokur

[bcg] 6b* (Threatened). 3,700 (2015 NTM).

Kakabe

[kke] 6b* (Threatened). 10,000 (2012 V. Vydrin). Ethnic population: 50,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Limba, East

[lma] 6b* (Threatened). 4,000 in Guinea (Johnstone 1993). 2,000 speakers of the Ke subdialect of Northern Limba (1991 J. Kaiser). Total users in all countries: 4,800.

7 (Shifting)

Sarakolé

[snk] 7 (Shifting). 24,800 in Guinea (2017 census).

8a (Moribund)

Bullom So

[buy] 8a (Moribund).

8b (Nearly extinct)

Baga Koga

[bgo] 8b (Nearly extinct). Ethnic population: 5,000.

9 (Second language only)

N’ko

[nqo] 9 (Second language only). No known L1 speakers in Guinea. Ethnic population: No ethnic community. Total users in all countries: none known.