Kita Maninka language
| Kita Maninkakan | |
|---|---|
| Central Malinke | |
| Native to | Mali |
| Ethnicity | Mandinka |
|
Native speakers
|
450,000 (2009 census) |
| Official status | |
|
Recognised minority
language in |
Mali
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: mwk – Kita Maninka xkg – Kagoro |
| Glottolog | kita1248 |
Kita Maninkakan, or Central Malinke, is a Manding language spoken by close to a million people in Mali, where it is a national language.. About 10% are ethnically Fula.
The Kagoro variety is 86% lexically similar according to Ethnologue, and is being replaced by Bambara.
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