Template talk:Languages of Sierra Leone

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Bengali

Is it indeed true that Bengali is an honorary language of Sierra Leone? I have seen varying reports on this on the Internet, but I have not found any official verification. Certainly, Bengali is not spoken much in the country, and so to be an honorary language, I would expect it would require official government recognition in the form of a bill declaring this status. No such bill seems to exist. I suggest we move this language from the template pending verification. 2604:2000:1304:418B:38D7:28B:B6E7:7B6B (talk) 03:17, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There are numerous sources so it deserves to be recognised.UserNumber (talk) 19:22, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"How Bengali became an official language in Sierra Leone". The Indian Express. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
"Why Bangla is an official language in Sierra Leone". Dhaka Tribune. 23 Feb 2017.
Ahmed, Nazir (21 Feb 2017). "Recounting the sacrifices that made Bangla the State Language".
"Sierra Leone makes Bengali official language". Pakistan. 29 Dec 2002. Archived from the original on 27 Sep 2013.

UserNumber (talk) 10:48, 15 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]