Malinke
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Language Information
Malinke is another important language of West Africa, spoken by about 3 million people in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast. It belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger--Congo family of languages. Malinke is closely related to Bambara, of Mali, and Dyula, of Mali, Ivory Coast, and Upper Volta, the three often combined under the single term Mandingo.
Malinke is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- Mande
Malinke Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Maninkakan, Eastern
Adamadennu bɛɛ sɔdɔnɲa kakan, hɔrɔya dɔ, fabadenɲa dɔ ani sariya ta fan dɔ. Hankili ni sɔnɔmɛ ye alu bɛɛ ma, a kakan wo dɔ alu ye bakelenɲa sila lataaman alu ɲɔɔn tɛ.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights