French is the Official language, but there are at least seven tribal languages spoken including Fon and Yoruba.
The official language of Benin is French. The Fon languiage and Yoruba are also widely spoken.
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The official language of Benin is French.
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There are over fifty spoken languages in active use in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The official language of the country is French although there are also two native languages in use, Fon and Yoruba. Other important native languages include Baatonum and Fula.
Benin only has 1 official language (French), but it is not a major language. There are 2 other major languages (Fon and Yoruba) that are not official.
Though French is the official language, there are 54 languages spoken in Benin.
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Dahomey is the old name of Republic of Benin,a country in Western Africa. It's language is Fon (native name Fon gbè) part of the Gbe language cluster and belongs to the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo Languages.