Languages of Sierra Leone

The Mandinka language (Mandi'nka kango), or Mandingo, is a Mandé language spoken by the Mandinka people of the Casamance region of Senegal, the Gambia, and northern Guinea-Bissau.

Mende /ˈmɛndi/ (Mɛnde yia) is a major language of Sierra Leone, with some speakers in neighboring Liberia.

The Susu language (endonym Sosoxui; French: Soussou) is the language of the Susu or Soso people of Guinea and Sierra Leone, West Africa.

The Vai language, alternately called Vy or Gallinas, is a Mande language, spoken by the Vai people, roughly 104,000 in Liberia and by smaller populations, some 15,500, in Sierra Leone.

Temne (also Themne, Timne; IPA: [t̪emnɛ]) is a language of the Mel branch of Niger–Congo, spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers.

Maninka (Malinke), or more precisely Eastern Maninka, is the name of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande branch of the Niger–Congo languages.

The Kono language (Kɔnɔ) is a language spoken in Sierra Leone by the Kono people.

Sierra Leonean Creole, Krio or Patois (archaic) is the lingua franca and the de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone.

Yalunka (or Jallonka) is the language of the Yalunka people of Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone in West Africa.

The Bullom So language, also called Mmani or Mandingi, is an endangered language spoken near the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Gola is an erstwhile Atlantic language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The Sherbro language (also known as Southern Bullom, Shiba, Amampa, Mampa, and Mampwa) is an endangered language of Sierra Leone.

Sua, also known as Mansoanka or Kunante, is a Mel language of Guinea-Bissau.

Klao (also Klaoh), or Kru, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family, spoken primarily in Liberia, with some speakers also in Sierra Leone.

Dama is an extinct language of Sierra Leone.

Loko, or Landogo, is a Southwestern Mande language spoken by the Loko people, who primarily live in Northern Sierra Leone.

The Limba language, Hulimba, is an erstwhile Atlantic language of Sierra Leone.