Languages of Senegal

French, the official language, and the 14 national languages codified in 2005, with their ISO 639-3 and ISO 639-1 codes. National status relies on non-official sources.

Official sourceConditions d'utilisation ISO 639-3 (SIL)v1.0.0Updated 28 Sept 2026Languages

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Rows: 15
Columns: 7
CSV size: 4.2 kB
Computed quality: Quality 3/4

What this dataset is for

Offer Senegal's languages in a language picker

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Examples and recipes

import pandas as pddf = pd.read_csv("https://221.orvlabs.com/donnees/langues.csv")print(df.describe(include="all"))

Quality

Computed when the site is built from 4 criteria, never entered by hand.

Quality 3/4

Official source (criterion met)
The producer is a public authority or the reference body.
Checked within 6 months (criterion met)
Last checked on 28 Sept 2026 (9 days ago).
Validated schema (criterion met)
Every row is validated against the dataset schema before publication.
Columns at least 90% filled (criterion not met)
87.6% of cells are filled.

Provenance and licence

Source: SIL International, autorité d'enregistrement ISO 639-3
Licence: Conditions d'utilisation ISO 639-3 (SIL)
Coverage: Senegal, official language and codified national languages
Attribution to cite: SIL International (ISO 639-3) ; Wikipédia et Université Laval (non officiels) ; via 221
Maintainer: Équipe 221

Known limitations

National language status relies on non-official sources

Files and formats

Each download is counted anonymously (no personal data).

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Versions and history

Current version: 1.0.0

v1.0.0 · 28 Sept 2026First release

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