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'''Benin''' is a diverse country linguistically. A total of 55 languages are spoken in [[Benin]], with 50 being indigenous.<ref> [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=BJ|title=Benin Ethnologue] access date= 19 October 2016</ref> Of those, French is the official language, and all the indigenous languages are considered national languages.<ref>LaClerc, Jacques [http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/afrique/benin.htm Bénin" dans ''L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde''], Québec, TLFQ, Université Laval, 1 Feb 2010 (accessed 2 Nov 2012)</ref> | '''Benin''' is a diverse country linguistically. A total of 55 languages are spoken in [[Benin]], with 50 being indigenous.<ref> [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=BJ|title=Benin Ethnologue] access date= 19 October 2016</ref> Of those, French is the official language, and all the indigenous languages are considered national languages.<ref>LaClerc, Jacques [http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/afrique/benin.htm Bénin" dans ''L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde''], Québec, TLFQ, Université Laval, 1 Feb 2010 (accessed 2 Nov 2012)</ref> | ||
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