Fula

The other one was the language.

In which language are we going to teach? Are we going to teach Creole? Are we going to teach in Portuguese? Are we going to teach in Fula? And so on, because we have to take into consideration the diversity of languages in such a small country like Guinea-Bissau.

So the main challenge is who's going to teach? And most of the first teachers...

Although the first language was Creole, what they learned and how they learned how to teach, it was Portuguese.

And the big one.

Fula, also called Fulfulde or Pular, 25 million or more speakers spread across the Sahel from Senegal to Sudan.

It's a major trade language.

It has a huge oral literary tradition.

Aymara has co-official status in Bolivia.

Tigrinya runs a country.

Fula is a major trade language across the Sahel.

These languages aren't endangered.

Major groups include the Amazigh, the Tuareg, and various Arabized groups like the Sahrawis.

Other populations include the Tubu, Nubians, Zagawa, Kanuri, Hausa, Songhai, and Fula.

Evidence shows that groups speaking Nilo-Saharan languages lived in the southern and central desert long before Berber and Arabic speakers arrived, about 1,5 years ago.

The Heritans are also native to the region, descending from ancient populations.

Get it.

Fula.

Fila.

Saba.

Moré is one of the most widely spoken languages.

Other languages include Fulfulde, Dioula, and many more.

Language is an important part of life and culture.

Fact four, Burkina Faso has a long history.