• Maninka (also known as Malinke), or more precisely Eastern Maninka, is the name of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding...
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  • The Kassonke (Khassonké) language, Xaasongaxango (Xasonga), or Western Maninka (Malinke), is a Manding language spoken by the Khassonké and Malinke of...
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  • similar according to Ethnologue, and is being replaced by Bambara. Kita Maninka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Kagoro at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v...
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    been given the status of national languages: Fula (or Pular); Malinké (or Maninka); Susu; Kissi; Kpelle (also known in French as Guerzé) and Loma. French...
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    Francophone West Africa. NKo literacy was instrumental in shaping the Maninka cultural identity in Guinea, and it has also strengthened the Manding identity...
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    of Sierra Leone Mane people N'Ko alphabet Alternative spellings include Maninka, Manding, Mandinga, Mandingo and Mandinko. Forms with g are generally considered...
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    Mansa (N'Ko: ߡߊ߲߬ߛߊ; pl. mansaw) is a Maninka and Mandinka word for a hereditary ruler, commonly translated as "king". It is particularly known as the...
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    Jola-Felupe Jola-Fonyi Kasa Karon Kassonke Kobiana Kwatay Laalaa Mandinka Manjak Maninka Mankanya Mbouti Sign Language Mlomp Ndut Nko Noon Palor Pulaar Pular Safen...
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  • belongs to the Manding branch of Mande and is not similar to Bambara and Maninka/Malinké but with only 5 instead of 7 vowels. The variety spoken in The...
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    language of The Gambia; Bambara, the most widely spoken language in Mali; Maninka or Malinké, a major language of Guinea and Mali; and Jula, a trade language...
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