Template talk:Languages of Sierra Leone

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Bengali

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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]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2018-01-02T03:17:00.000Z","author":"2604:2000:1304:418B:38D7:28B:B6E7:7B6B","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-2604:2000:1304:418B:38D7:28B:B6E7:7B6B-2018-01-02T03:17:00.000Z-Bengali","replies":[]}}-->

There are numerous sources so it deserves to be recognised.UserNumber (talk) 19:22, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-03-31T19:22:00.000Z","author":"UserNumber","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-UserNumber-2019-03-31T19:22:00.000Z-Bengali","replies":[]}}-->

• "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.

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