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Manding languages

The Manding languages (sometimes spelt Manden, and archaically Mandingo) are a dialect continuum within the Mandé family (itself possibly within the larger Niger-Congo family) spoken in West Africa. Varieties of Manding are generally considered (among native speakers) to be mutually intelligible – dependent on exposure or familiarity with dialects…

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Geographic distribution
West Africa
Glottolog
mand1435
ISO 639-3
man
Linguistic classification
MandeWestern MandeCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding · Western MandeCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding · Central MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding · Manding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding · Manding–VaiManding–MokoleManding
Native speakers
9.1 million (2017–2021)
Subdivisions
Manding-East · Manding-West

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Manding languages

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples36
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Manding languages

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related to Writing · 14
Manding languages → Ajami, Arabic, Bambara, European, Islam, It, Latin, Manding, Mandinka, Solomana Kante, The Arabic, The Latin, The Manding, The Nko
related to Subdivisions · 9
Manding languages → Africa, Bambara, English, French, In, The, The Manding, The Mandinka, While
Linguistic classification · 7
Manding languages → Central MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding, MandeWestern MandeCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding, Manding, Manding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding, Manding–MokoleManding, Manding–VaiManding–MokoleManding, Western MandeCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding
Subdivisions · 2
Manding languages → Manding-East, Manding-West
Geographic distribution · 1
Manding languages → West Africa
Glottolog · 1
Manding languages → mand1435
ISO 639-3 · 1
Manding languages → man
Native speakers · 1
Manding languages → 9.1 million (2017–2021)

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manding mandinka bambara languages spoken mali guinea speakers western varieties gambia burkina faso ivory coast africa language niger-congo script mandingo

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Manding languagesGeographic distributionWest Africa1.00infobox
Manding languagesGlottologmand14351.00infobox
Manding languagesISO 639-3man1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationMandeWestern MandeCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationWestern MandeCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationCentral MandeManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationManding–JogoManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationManding–VaiManding–MokoleManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationManding–MokoleManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesLinguistic classificationManding1.00infobox
Manding languagesNative speakers9.1 million (2017–2021)1.00infobox
Manding languagesSubdivisionsManding-East1.00infobox
Manding languagesSubdivisionsManding-West1.00infobox

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