The dominant language in Safiloa, which is spoken natively by about 45% of the population is "Sokhaino", which has five dialects, including Faiakian (fai-yah-kee-an), Rotanian (roh-tah-nee-an), Kuhinian (koo-hin-nee-an), Kankusian (kahn-koo-see-an), and Tosanian (toh-sah-nee-an).
The second most important language is Meiu (may-yoo), spoken natively by about 16% of the population is mostly concentrated in the autonomous region of Maleibidulu-Samberiti. 
Meiu and Sokhaino are both considered to be late arrivals to Safiloa, despite their cultural, religious, economic, and political dominance. It has been claimed - though is still yet to be verified - that some of the native Safiloan tribes hadn't e en yet discovered fire or the wheel, let alone a written language. Despite this, currently all 
About 20% of the population speaks one of the following indigenous languages, which are only provincially (or rarely regionally) significant: Boloñgashi (boh-long-gah-shee), Wodjimbani (woh-jim-bah-nee), Marakuan (mah-rah-koo-wan), Doyanian (doy-yah-nee-an), Wuaikerian (wai-ker-ree-an), Mokotikoan (moh-koh-ti-koh-wan,) Pinonimic (pee-noh-nim-mik), Kibuwengoan (kee-boo-weng-go-wan), Chiwinimic (chee-wee-nee-mik), and Tarantatanian (tah-ran-tah-tay-nee-an). 

The remaining population is generally expatriates, including refugees - whose language is not governmentally represented.