Soninke
Language Information
Soninke is spoken in Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia, along the upper Senegal River, and by emigrant communities in France.
Soninke is a Mande language with about 2 million speakers. The Soninke founded the ancient Ghana Empire (Wagadu), the earliest known great state of West Africa.
Soninke is a Mande language with about 2 million speakers. The Soninke founded the ancient Ghana Empire (Wagadu), the earliest known great state of West Africa.
Soninke is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- Mande
Soninke Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Soninke
Haadama renme su saareyen ŋa an na du-kitten ña, an nta sere komaaxu, an do soron su yan yekka dorontaaxu do taqu. Haqilen, wa sere su, a do soro kuttu nan siri terene doome kappalengaaxu kanma.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