Maninka, Forest
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
| Population | 15,000. |
| Region | Northwest region, Odienné Department, near Mali and Guinea borders. |
| Dialects | Wasulu (Wassulunka, Wassoulounka, Wassulunke). This may be the same language as Eastern Maninkakan [emk], Wojenaka [jod], or different from both. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Southeastern Manding, Maninka-Mori A member of macrolanguage Mandingo [man] (Guinea). |
| Comments | Ethnic Fulani who now speak a Manding language. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
SULLIVAN, Terrence D., author. 2004. "A preliminary report of existing information on the Manding languages of West Africa: summary and suggestions for future research."
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