Safen language
| Safene | |
|---|---|
| Saafi-Saafi | |
| Native to | Senegal |
| Ethnicity | Saafi people |
|
Native speakers
|
200,000 (2012) |
| Latin, Arabic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | saaf1238 |
| Person | Saafi |
|---|---|
| People | Saafici |
| Language | Saafi-Saafi |
| Country | Safene |
Safene (Saafen), or Saafi-Saafi, is the principal Cangin language, spoken by 200,000 people in Senegal. Speakers are heavily concentrated in the area surrounding Dakar, particularly in the Thies Region.
The Safen language is written in either the Arabic or the Latin script. The official orthography uses a Latin alphabet with 23 consonants and 5 vowels.
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