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Mandinka language

The Mandinka language (Mandinka kaŋo; Ajami: مَانْدِينْكَا كَانْجَوْ), also known as Mandingo, is a Mande language spoken by the Mandinka people of northern Guinea-Bissau, the Casamance region of Senegal, and The Gambia, where it is one of the principal languages.: 153

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Ethnicity
Mandinka
Glottolog
mand1436
ISO 639-3
mnk
Language family
MandeWest MandeCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka · West MandeCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka · Central-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka · Central MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka · Manding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka
Linguasphere
00-AAA-aa
Native speakers
2.1 million (2017–2022)

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Mandinka language

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples25
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
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Mandinka language

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Language family · 10
Mandinka language → Central MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, Central-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, MandeWest MandeCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, Manding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, Manding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, Manding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, MandingWest MandingMandinka, Mandinka, West MandeCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka, West MandingMandinka
Ethnicity · 1
Mandinka language → Mandinka
Glottolog · 1
Mandinka language → mand1436
ISO 639-3 · 1
Mandinka language → mnk
Linguasphere · 1
Mandinka language → 00-AAA-aa
Native speakers · 1
Mandinka language → 2.1 million (2017–2022)
Native to · 1
Mandinka language → Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau
Official language in · 1
Mandinka language → The Gambia
Pronunciation · 1
Mandinka language → [ma.ⁿdi.ᵑka ka.ŋo]
Recognised minority language in · 1
Mandinka language → Senegal

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mandinka arabic latin vowels gambia senegal spoken languages mande manding ipa wolof guinea-bissau used script symbols tone consonants also see

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mandinka languageEthnicityMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageGlottologmand14361.00infobox
Mandinka languageISO 639-3mnk1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyMandeWest MandeCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyWest MandeCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyCentral-WestCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyCentral MandeManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyManding-JogoManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyManding-VaiManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyManding-MokoleMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyMandingWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyWest MandingMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLanguage familyMandinka1.00infobox
Mandinka languageLinguasphere00-AAA-aa1.00infobox
Mandinka languageNative speakers2.1 million (2017–2022)1.00infobox
Mandinka languageNative toSenegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau1.00infobox
Mandinka languageOfficial language inThe Gambia1.00infobox
Mandinka languagePronunciation[ma.ⁿdi.ᵑka ka.ŋo]1.00infobox
Mandinka languageRecognised minority language inSenegal1.00infobox
Mandinka languageRegionCasamance, The Gambia, Senegal1.00infobox
Mandinka languageWriting systemArabic, Latin, N'Ko, Garay1.00infobox

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