Kita Maninka language
Manding language of Mali / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Kagoro language (Nigeria).
Kita Maninkakan, or Central Malinke, is a Manding language spoken by about a million people in Mali, where it is a national language. About 10% are ethnically Fula.
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Kita Maninkakan | |
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Central Malinke | |
Native to | Mali |
Ethnicity | Mandinka |
Native speakers | 449,000 (2001-2014)[1] |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:mwk – Kita Maninkaxkg – Kagoro |
Glottolog | kita1248 |
ELP | Kagoro |
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The Kagoro variety is 86% lexically similar according to Ethnologue, and is being replaced by Bambara.