By Caroline Juillard, professor emeritus, University of Paris Descartes
As in numerous countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, plurilingualism in Senegal is a daily practice; it stems from a contact between an official language (French), a lingua franca spoken by over 90% of the population (Wolof), 14 national languages (therefore studied and codified) and a dozen lesser-diffused languages, all of which together constitute the richness of the country’s linguistic heritage. A contemporary state of affairs originating in ancient history. Read more on Sorosoro.org...