Minyanka language
Minyanka (also known as Mamara, Miniyanka, Minya, Mianka, Minianka, or Tupiire) is a northern Senufo language spoken by about 750,000 people in southeastern Mali. It is closely related to Supyire. Minyanka is one of the national languages of Mali.
| Minyaka | |
|---|---|
| Mamara | |
| Native to | Mali |
Native speakers | 740,000 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | myk |
| Glottolog | mama1271[2] |
 Map showing where Mamara is spoken. | |
See also
- Senufo language
References
- Minyaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mamara Senoufo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Further reading
- Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia (ed. by Miehe, Gudrun; Reineke, Brigitte; Roncador, Manfred von) (1999) Phénomènes de contact entre les langues Minyanka et Bambara (Sud du Mali). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe.
- Prost, André (1964) Contributrion à l'étude des langues Voltaiques. Dakar: Institut Francophone de l'Afrique Noire.
External links
- Minyanka-French-Bambara-English Dictionary to view online or download, from the Association for the Promotion of the Mamara language, Koutiala, Mali.
- Resources in Mamara from SIL Mali
- PanAfrican L10n page on Suppire/Minianka
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