Marka language

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Marka
Native to Burkina Faso
Ethnicity Marka people
Native speakers
190,000 (2009–2014) [1]
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 rkm
Glottolog mark1256

Marka is a Manding language of West Africa, spoken in north-west Burkina Faso.

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References

  1. Marka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg