Language details — South Sudan

This table lists languages spoken in South Sudan, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

5 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Arabic
No special status 27% · ≈ 3.4 m
English
Official Working
27% · ≈ 3.4 m
Nuer
Minority
5.6% · ≈ 696 k
Bari
Minority
Dinka
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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