Mogofin

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A language of Guinea

ISO 639-3
mfg
Alternate Names
Mikifore, Mixifore
Population

20,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Location

Northwest maritime Guinea, to the south of Boke.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Mokole
Dialects

Mutually intelligible of Kakabe [kke], but 250 km apart. Apparently similar to the Vai-Kono-Kuranko subgroup (1995 V. Vydrin). Lexical similarity: 51% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk], 55% with Lele [llc], 54%–58% with varieties of Kuranko [knk].

Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mogofin
Writing
Arabic script.
Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Mixifore (Susu: black person). Muslim.