Mauritania

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Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1991, Constitution, Article 6). 1,840,000 in Mauritania (2013 SIL), all users.

3 (Wider communication)

French

[fra] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 610,210 in Mauritania, all users. L1 users: 6,210 in Mauritania (2018). L2 users: 604,000 (Beck et al 2018).

Hassaniyya

[mey] 3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of national identity (1991, Constitution, Article 6). 3,560,000 in Mauritania (2017), increasing. Total users in all countries: 4,883,500.

5 (Dispersed)

Wolof

[wol] 5 (Dispersed). Statutory language of national identity (1991, Constitution, Article 6). 19,300 in Mauritania (2017), increasing.

5 (Developing)

Pulaar

[fuc] 5 (Developing). Statutory language of national identity (1991, Constitution, Article 6). 267,000 in Mauritania (2017).

Soninke

[snk] 5 (Developing). Statutory language of national identity (1991, Constitution, Article 6). 219,000 in Mauritania (2017), increasing.

8a (Moribund)

Zenaga

[zen] 8a (Moribund). 200 in Mauritania (2018), decreasing.

Unestablished