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Fulfulde, Maasina

A language of Mali

ISO 639-3: ffm

Population	1,000,000 in Mali (2007 S. Crickmore). Population total all countries: 1,008,500.
Region	Central. Western in Segou and Macina areas; Eastern from north of Mopti to Boni east. Also in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana.
Language map	Mali, Enlarged Area
Alternate names	Macina, Peul
Dialects	Western Macina, Eastern Macina. There are some dialect differences, but all dialects in Mali are perceived inherently intelligible. Substantial Bamanankan [bam] influence. There is skewing between the ethnic and linguistic relationships.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, West Central A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful] (Senegal).
Language use	National language. All domains. Positive attitude. Also use Bamanankan [bam].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Writing system	Arabic script, Ajami style. Latin script.
Comments	Maasina in Mali is a major Fula geopolitical state. The people are called ‘Fulbe’ in Fulfulde [ffm] and ‘Fulani’ in English and the language ‘Peul’ or ‘Toucouleur’ in French. Nomadic pastoralists: cattle. Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Ghana

Language name	Fulfulde, Maasina
Population	7,300 in Ghana (1991).
Region	North, in small groups.
Alternate names	Fulbe, Maacina, Peul
Language use	Also use Hausa [hau].
Comments	Nomadic. They are considered foreigners by Ghanaians. Pastoralists. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HARRISON, Annette, author. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  

LIESCH, Maja, author. 1996. Culturally embedded literacy among the Fulani: Is it possible?.

Vernacular Publications

Lisons le fulfulde: guide pour apprendre à lire en langue peule. 2010.