Maninkakan, Kita
A language of Mali
| Population | 600,000 (Vanderaa 1991). 50,000 Fulanke (based on Vanderaa 1991). |
| Region | Kita west to Tambaoura cliff range. |
| Language map |
Mali, Enlarged Area |
| Alternate names | Central Malinke, Kita Maninka, Malinke |
| Dialects | Fulanke. Kita have 64% intelligibility of Bamanankan [bam]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-West A member of macrolanguage Mandingo [man] (Guinea). |
| Language use | National language. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | The Fulanke is an ethnic group that lives in the Kita area. They have a Fulbe (Fulani) background, but have adopted Maninkakan. Muslim. |
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