Safen language

Safene
Saafi-Saafi
Native toSenegal
EthnicitySaafi people
Native speakers
200,000 (2012)
Latin, Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3sav
Glottologsaaf1238
PersonSaafi
PeopleSaafici
LanguageSaafi-Saafi
CountrySafene

Safene (Saafen), Safi 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 Thiès Region.