Languages of Burkina Faso are also recognized as national languages. This has caused consternation with speakers of the other languages, who have protested it as an injustice. The country's name was taken from words in two of the most widely spoken languages, with ‘Burkina’ meaning ‘men of integrity’ in Mossi and ‘Faso’ meaning ‘father’s house’ in Dyula. Fulfulde is the lingua franca in many parts of Burkina Faso. It is widely spoken in the north and east of the country as a first language, with 8.36 percent of the population able to speak it. Dyula is also a lingua franca and is widely used
Languages of the Central African Republic become the mother tongue of almost all children in Bangui. Nearly all of the native languages of the CAR belong to the Ubangian languages. There are a few Bantu languages in the extreme south, along the border with Congo-Brazzaville, and several Bongo–Bagirmi languages in the north, near the border with Chad. In addition, there is a Luo language, Runga. Education for the deaf in CAR uses American Sign Language, introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. Languages of the Central African Republic The official languages of the Central African Republic are French and Sangho. In total there are about