Recognised minoritylanguage in Mali | Ethnicity Kassonke, Malinke | |
Native speakers 1.6 million (2006–2012) ISO 639-3 Either:kao – Kassonkemlq – Western Malinke (Malinka) | ||
The Kassonke (Khassonké) language, Xaasongaxango (Xasonga), or Western Maninka (Malinke), is a Manding language spoken by the Khassonké of western Mali and by the Malinke of eastern Senegal. Kassonke is a national language in Mali. Western and Eastern Maninka are 90% mutually intelligible, though distinct from the Mandinka (Malinke) of southern Senegal, which is a national language there.
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Kassonke language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA