Glottolog 5.2 - Mandinka

Spoken L1 Language: Mandinka

Classification

▼Mande (75)
- ►Eastern Mande (21)
  - ►Bisa-Busa (9)
    - ►Bissa
    - ►Samo-Busa (8)
      - ►Busan (5)
        ►Boko-Busa (3)
        ►Bokobaru
        Kaiama
        Village Bokobaru
        Boko (Benin)
        ►Busa
        Illo
        New Busa
        Wawa (Nigeria)
        ►Kyenga-Shanga (2)
        Kyenga
        Shanga
      - ►Mande Samo (3)
        Matya Samo
        ►Maya Samo
        Bangassogo
        Bounou
        Gomboro
        Kiembara
        ►Southern Samo
        Toma (Eastern Mande)
  - ►Southeastern Mande (12)
    - ►Mano-Dan (6)
      - ►Guro-Dan (5)
        ►Dan-Toura (3)
        ►Dan
        Kla-Dan
        ►Nuclear Dan
        ►Eastern Dan
        Bia Dan
        Blong Dan
        Gaan Dan
        Gama Dan
        Gbapen
        Gblee Dan
        Gwaan Dan
        Gweetaawu
        Kaa Dan
        Saan Dan
        Sleng Dan
        Tee Dan
        Yii Dan
        Yoon Dan
        ►Western Dan
        Blowo
        Dhoo Dan
        Ka Dan
        Loo Dan
        Lower Gio
        River Cess Gio
        Upper Gio
        Vain Dan
        Wao Dan
        West Yacouba Dan
        Yizue
        ►Toura-Goo (2)
        Goo
        ►Toura (Côte d'Ivoire)
        Boo
        Guse
        Gwéò
        Naò
        Wáádú
        Yiligele
        ►Guro-Yaoure (2)
        Guro
        ►Yaouré
        Bhoo
        Klan
        Taan
        Yaan
        Yoo
      - Mann
    - ►Nwa-Ben (6)
- ▼Western Mande (54)
  - ▼Manding-Kpelle (40)
    - ▼Central Mande (31)
      - ▼Manding-Jogo (29)
        ►Jogo-Jeri (4)
        ►Jeri (2)
        Jalkunan
        Jeli
        ►Jogo (2)
        ►Ligbi
        Atumfuor
        Bungase
        Dwera
        Gyogo
        Hwela
        Ntoleh
        Tonjon
        ▼Manding-Vai (25)
        ▼Manding-Mokole (23)
        ▼Manding (19)
        ►East Manding (13)
        ►Bambara
        Beledugu
        Ganadugu
        San
        Segou
        Sikasso
        Somono
        Standard Bambara
        ►Bolon
        Black Bolon
        White Bolon
        ►Dyula
        Dioula Véhiculaire
        Kong Jula
        Tagboussikan
        ►Manenkan (4)
        ►Eastern Maninkakan
        Amana
        Bö
        Koulounkalan
        Wasulu
        ►Konya-Manya (2)
        Konyanka Maninka
        Manya
        Sankaran Maninka
        ►Maninka-Mori (5)
        ►Koro-Koyaga (2)
        Koro (Côte d'Ivoire)
        ►Koyaga
        Nigbi
        Nuclear Koyaga
        Sagaka
        Siaka
        ►Mahou
        Baralaka
        Finanga
        Koroka
        Mahouka
        Tenenga
        ►Wojenaka
        Bodougouka
        Nafana
        Odienneka
        Sienkoka
        Toudougouka
        Vandougouka
        Wasulu (Wojenaka)
        ►Worodougou
        Kanika
        Karanjan
        Worodougouka
        ►Marka
        Gassan
        Nouna
        Safané
        ▼West Manding (6)
        ►Kita-Kagoro (2)
        Kagoro
        ►Kita Maninkakan
        Fulanke
        Mandinka
        ►Xasonka (3)
        Jahanka
        ►Western Maninkakan
        Kenieba Maninka
        Nyoxolonkan
        Xaasongaxango
        ►Nuclear Mokole (4)
        ►Kuranko
        Barrawa
        Mankaliya
        Mongo (Kuranko)
        Ney
        Nieni
        Sambaya
        Sengbe
        ►Lele (Guinea)
        Kassadou Lele
        Kounte Lele
        Tangalto Lele
        Yombiro Lele
        ►Mixiforic (2)
        ►Kakabe
        ►Central-Northwestern Kakabe
        Central Kakabe
        Kankalabe
        Kuru-Maninka
        Wurekaba Maninka
        Mixifore
        ►Vai-Kono (2)
        ►Kono (Sierra Leone)
        Central Kono
        Northern Kono
        Vai
      - ►Susu-Yalunka (2)
        Susu
        ►Yalunka
        Firia
        Musaia
        Sulima
    - ►Southwest Mande (9)
      - ►Kpelle (3)
        Guinea Kpelle
        Kono (Guinea)
        Liberia Kpelle
      - ►Mende-Loma (6)
        ►Loma (2)
        ►Loma (Liberia)
        Buluyiema
        Gbunde
        Liberian Gizima
        Wubomai
        Ziema
        ►Toma
        ►Central Guinean Loma
        Fasalo
        Woibalaga
        Lulama
        ►Southern Guinean Loma
        Guinean Gizima
        Koimei
        Vekema
        Woima
        Yala (Loma)
        Ziyema
        ►Mende-Bandi (4)
        ►Bandi-Zialo (2)
        ►Bandi
        Hasala
        Hembeh
        Lukasa
        Tahamba
        Wawana
        Wulukoha
        Zialo
        ►Mende-Loko (2)
        ►Loko
        Buya (Loko)
        Gbendembu
        Koya (Mande)
        Laia
        Libisegahun
        Magbiambo
        Nagbanmba
        Ngoahu
        Ribbi
        Sanda
        ►Mende (Sierra Leone)
        Ko (Sierra Leone)
        Kpa (Sierra Leone)
        Sewawa
        Waanjama
  - ►Northwestern Mande (14)
    - ►Duun-Bobo (8)
      - ►Bobo (2)
        ►Northern Bobo Madaré
        Jèrè
        Kukoma
        Kure
        Sankuma
        Tankri
        Yaba
        ►Southern Bobo Madaré
        Benge
        Sogokiré
        Syabéré
        Sya Bobo
        Voré
        Zara
      - ►Duun-Jo (6)
        ►Duun-Seenku (5)
        ►Duun (4)
        Bankagooma
        Duungooma
        ►Samogogouanic (2)
        ►Dzùùngoo
        Kpango
        Nuclear Dzùùngoo
        Kpeego
        ►Seeku
        Northern Seeku
        Southern Seeku
        Jowulu
    - ►Soninke-Bozo (6)
      - ►Bozo (4)
        Hainyaxo Bozo
        ►Nuclear Bozo (3)
        ►Jenaama Bozo
        Débo
        Korondougou
        Kotya
        Pondori
        ►Ti-Bozo (2)
        Tiemacèwè Bozo
        Tiéyaxo Bozo
      - ►Soninkean (2)
        Sininkere
        ►Soninke
        Azer
        Gadyaga
        Kinbakka
        Xenqenna

Comments on subclassification

Galtier, Gérard 1980

Endangerment

AES status:: threatened
Source:: David M. Eberhard and Gary F. Simons and Charles D. Fennig 2025
Comment:: Mandinka (mnk-mnk) = 6b (Threatened).

Glottocode: mand1436
ISO 639-3: mnk

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Alternative names

lexvo:: Bahasa Mandinka [id]; Gjuha mandinka [sq]; Język mandinka [pl]; Língua mandinga [pt]; Mandinga [ca]; Mandinga jezik [sh]; Mandingue [fr]; Mandinka [de]; Mandinka language [en]; Mandinka lingvo [eo]; Mandinka-språket [nn]; Mandinkan kieli [fi]; Mandinkeg [br]; Mandinko-kan [bm]; Mandinkų kalba [lt]; Мандинка [ru]; زبان ماندایی [fa]; لغة مندنكا [ar]; মানডিঙ্কা ভাষা [bn]; マンディンカ語 [ja]; 曼丁哥语 [zh]
moseley & asher (1994):: Mandinka
multitree:: Mande; Manding; Mandinga; Mandingo; Mandingue; Mandinka; Mandinka (Gambian); Mandinque; Mandé; Socé
ruhlen (1987):: Mandinka
wals:: Mandinka; Mandinka (Gambian)
wals other:: Gambian Mandinka

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Spoken L1 Language: Mandinka

Comments on subclassification

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