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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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typically accompanied by a full
dance band The
common instruments of the
Maninka jeli
ensemble are; kora (21-24
string lute-harp,
classified by the manner...
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Francophone West Africa. N’Ko
literacy was thus
instrumental in
shaping Maninka cultural identity in Guinea, and
strengthened Manding identity in wider...
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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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Mandinka belongs to the
Manding branch of
Mande and is
similar to
Bambara and
Maninka/Malinké but with only 5
instead of 7 vowels, due to
lacking the ATR distinction...
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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...
- been
given the
status of
national languages: Fula (or ****r); Malinké (or
Maninka); Susu; Kissi;
Kpelle (also
known in
French as Guerzé) and Loma. Guinea...
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includes the Senufo, the
Northern Mande category includes the
Dyula and the
Maninka, the Kru
category includes the Bété and the Kru, and the
Southern Mande...
- of
Sierra Leone Mane
people N'Ko
alphabet Alternative spellings include Maninka, Manding, Mandinga,
Mandingo and Mandinko.
Forms with g are
generally considered...
- in
several countries in West
Africa by the Mandé peoples. They
include Maninka (Malinke), Mandinka, Soninke, Bambara, Kpelle, Jula (Dioula), Bozo, Mende...
