Kita Maninka language

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Kita Maninkakan
Central Malinke
Native to Mali
Ethnicity Mandinka
Native speakers
449,000 (2001-2014) [1]
Niger–Congo  ?
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
mwk   Kita Maninka
xkg   Kagoro
Glottolog kita1248
ELP Kagoro

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.

The Kagoro variety is 86% lexically similar according to Ethnologue, and is being replaced by Bambara.

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References

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