Maninka language

Maninka
Malinke
Maninkakan
N'Ko: ߡߊ߬ߣߌ߲߬ߞߊ߬ߞߊ߲
Native toGuinea, Mali, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
EthnicityMandinka
Native speakers
4.6 million (2012–2021)[1]
N'Ko, Latin
Official status
Official language in
Guinea, Mali
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mku – Konyanka
emk – Eastern Maninkaka
msc – Sankaran Maninkaka
mzj – Manya (Liberia)
jod – Wojenaka (Odienné Jula)
jud – Worodougou
kfo – Koro (Koro Jula)
kga – Koyaga (Koyaga Jula)
mxx – Mahou (Mawukakan)
Glottologmane1267  Manenkan
mani1303  Maninka–Mori
ELPKoro (Cote d'Ivoire)

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 the main language in the Upper Guinea region, and in Mali, where the closely related Bambara is a national language, as well as in Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, where it has no official status. It was the language of court and government during the Mali Empire.

  1. ^ Konyanka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Eastern Maninkaka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Sankaran Maninkaka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Manya (Liberia) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Wojenaka (Odienné Jula) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    (Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box)

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