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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...
- The K****onke (Kh****onké) language,
Xaasongaxango (Xasonga), or
Western Maninka (Malinke), is a
Manding language spoken by the Kh****onké and
Malinke of...
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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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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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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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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...
- been
given the
status of
national languages: Fula (or ****r); Malinké (or
Maninka); Susu; Kissi;
Kpelle (also
known in
French as Guerzé) and Loma. French...
- 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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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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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...
