Kassonke language
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| Kassonke | |
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| Western Maninka | |
| Xaasongaxango | |
| Native to | Mali |
| Ethnicity | Kassonke, Malinke |
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Native speakers
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1.6 million (2006–2012)[1] |
| Official status | |
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Recognised minority
language in |
Mali
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: kao – Kassonke mlq – Western Malinke (Malinka) |
| Glottolog | xaas1235 (Xaasongaxango)[2]west2500 (Western Maninkakan)[3] |
The Kassonke (Khassonké) language, Xaasongaxango (Xasonga), or Western Maninka (Malinke), is a Manding language spoken by the Khassonké of western Mali and by the Malinke of eastern Senegal. Kassonke is a national language in Mali. Western and Eastern Maninka are 90% mutually intelligible, though distinct from the Mandinka (Malinke) of southern Senegal, which is a national language there.
See also
References
- ↑ Kassonke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Western Malinke (Malinka) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- Koite-Herschel, Ute. 1981. La translation du constituent verbal: le cas du xasonga. Mandenkan 2 (Automne 1981):3–16.
- Sullivan, Terrence D.. 2004. "A preliminary report of existing information on the Manding languages of West Africa: summary and suggestions for future research." SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2004-005: 34 p. http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2004-005
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