In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Central African Republic
The biggest languages present in Central African Republic include:
- French – 1.40 million speakers;
- Sango – 4.44 million speakers;
The same 2 languages serve as the official languages of the country.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
French
French belongs to the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the official languages of Central African Republic, alongside 2 other.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 274 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | French alphabet |
| Major French-speaking populations in: | 49 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major French-speaking populations in more than 40 countries of the world. Countries with a significant number of people speaking the language include:
- Cameroon
- Vietnam
- Madagascar
- North Macedonia
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Dominica
- Tunisia
- Gabon
- Congo
Less than 50% of the population speaks French on a daily basis, but the number of speakers is still significant for the country – around 1.40 million.
Writing
The French alphabet is used for writing the French language. Being a subset of the Latin script, it uses some non-standard characters like à, â, æ, ç, overall 16 symbols.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Central African market via the French language, you might be interested in the following services:
- French Document Translation
- French Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- French E-Commerce Translation
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