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Maninka language

Maninka (also known as Malinke), or more precisely Eastern Maninka, is the name of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande language family (itself, possibly linked to the Niger–Congo phylum). It is the mother tongue of the Malinké people in Guinea, where it is spoken by 3.1 million people and is…

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ELP
Koro (Cote d'Ivoire)
Ethnicity
Mandinka
Glottolog
mane1267 Manenkan mani1303 Maninka–Mori
ISO 639-3
Variously: mku – Konyanka emk – Eastern Maninkaka msc – Sankaran Maninkaka mzj – Manya (Liberia) jod – Wojenaka (Odienné Jula) jud – Worodougou kfo – Koro (Koro Jula) kga – Koya…
Language family
MandeWesternMandingEastManinka · WesternMandingEastManinka · MandingEastManinka · EastManinka · Maninka
Native speakers
4.6 million (2012–2021)

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Maninka language

Nodes21
Edges20
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Avg. degree1.9
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Maninka language

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Language family · 5
Maninka language → EastManinka, MandeWesternMandingEastManinka, MandingEastManinka, Maninka, WesternMandingEastManinka
ELP · 1
Maninka language → Koro (Cote d'Ivoire)
Ethnicity · 1
Maninka language → Mandinka
Glottolog · 1
Maninka language → mane1267 Manenkan mani1303 Maninka–Mori
ISO 639-3 · 1
Maninka language → Variously: mku – Konyanka emk – Eastern Maninkaka msc – Sankaran Maninkaka mzj – Manya (Liberia) jod – Wojenaka (Odienné Jula) jud – Worodougou kfo – Koro (Koro Jula) kga – Koya…
Native speakers · 1
Maninka language → 4.6 million (2012–2021)
Native to · 1
Maninka language → Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
Official language in · 1
Maninka language → Guinea, Mali
Writing system · 1
Maninka language → N'Ko, Latin

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maninka language mali guinea vowels manding malinke eastern official liberia nasal also closely related mande consonants family niger congo million

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Maninka languageELPKoro (Cote d'Ivoire)1.00infobox
Maninka languageEthnicityMandinka1.00infobox
Maninka languageGlottologmane1267 Manenkan mani1303 Maninka–Mori1.00infobox
Maninka languageISO 639-3Variously: mku – Konyanka emk – Eastern Maninkaka msc – Sankaran Maninkaka mzj – Manya (Liberia) jod – Wojenaka (Odienné Jula) jud – Worodougou kfo – Koro (Koro Jula) kga – Koya…1.00infobox
Maninka languageLanguage familyMandeWesternMandingEastManinka1.00infobox
Maninka languageLanguage familyWesternMandingEastManinka1.00infobox
Maninka languageLanguage familyMandingEastManinka1.00infobox
Maninka languageLanguage familyEastManinka1.00infobox
Maninka languageLanguage familyManinka1.00infobox
Maninka languageNative speakers4.6 million (2012–2021)1.00infobox
Maninka languageNative toGuinea, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast1.00infobox
Maninka languageOfficial language inGuinea, Mali1.00infobox
Maninka languageWriting systemN'Ko, Latin1.00infobox

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