Gambia's official language is English and unofficial languages include Mandinka and Sarahule. Gambia, like Mauritania and Senegal, is part of Sub-Saharan African culture. People wear long, colorful dresses made from patterns of flowers and ripe fruits and cover their heads with scarves. Girls and women style their hair in elaborate braids. Houses are round with pointed thatched roofs made of straw and mud. The people are farmers who grow crops like corn. Their cuisine includes meat, tomatoes, onions, oil, salt and peanuts. Musical instruments include the kora. At school, they learn music and dance.