Xaasongaxango
Khassonké
Niger-Congo
Xaasongaxango (also Khassonké, Xaasonga, Western Manding) is the Manding language of the Khasso region in western Mali, closely related to Bambara (bm), Maninka, and Dyula (dyu) within the Manding cluster of Western Mande. The Khasso were a 19th-century Bambara-speaking polity centered at Médine on the Senegal River, conquered by the French in 1857. Today Xaasongaxango is recognized by Mali as a national language alongside other Manding varieties, with bilingual education programs since 1985. Mutual intelligibility with Bambara is high, and many sources treat Khassonké as a dialect of Bambara, though distinct phonological features (notably tonal patterns and vowel system) and cultural identity warrant separate treatment.
Où elle est parlée
20 mots essentiels en Khassonké
Eau
ji
/dʒi/
Feu
tasuma
/tasuma/
Soleil
tile
/tile/
Lune
kalo
/kalo/
Mère
ba
/ba/
Père
fa
/fa/
Manger
domu
/domu/
Boire
min
/min/
Amour
kanu
/kanu/
Cœur
dusu
/dusu/
Arbre
yiri
/jiɾi/
Maison
so
/so/
Chien
wulu
/wulu/
Chat
jakuma
/dʒakuma/
Main
bolo
/bolo/
Œil
ɲa
/ɲa/
Bonjour
i ni sogoma
/i ni soɡoma/
Merci
i ni baara
/i ni baːɾa/
Un
kele
/kele/
Bon
nyi
/ɲi/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Niger-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Khassonké | Kita maninkakan | Maninkakan occidental | Maninka oriental | dioula | bambara | Konabéré |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ |
| Feu | tasuma /tasuma/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | ta /ta/ |
| Soleil | tile /tile/ | tle /tle/ | tile /tile/ | tile /tile/ | tile /tile/ | tile /tile/ | tile /tile/ |
| Lune | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ |
| Mère | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | na /na/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ |
| Père | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ |
| Manger | domu /domu/ | don /don/ | don /don/ | domu /domu/ | dun /dun/ | dumuni /dumuni/ | don /don/ |
| Boire | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ |
| Amour | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kana /kana/ |
| Cœur | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ |
| Arbre | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiri/ | jiri /dʒiɾi/ | yiri /jiri/ |
| Maison | so /so/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | lu /lu/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | so /so/ |
| Chien | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wuli /wuli/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | fugo /fuɡo/ |
| Chat | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | ñaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | nyaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | nyukuma /ɲukuma/ |
| Main | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ |
| Œil | ɲa /ɲa/ | ña /ɲa/ | nya /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ |
| Bonjour | i ni sogoma /i ni soɡoma/ | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni sögöma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni se /i ni se/ | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni ce /i ni t͡ʃɛ/ | ka kɛ /ka kɛ/ |
| Merci | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni se /i ni se/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃe/ | i ni ce /i ni t͡ʃɛ/ | baraka /baɾaka/ |
| Un | kele /kele/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ |
| Bon | nyi /ɲi/ | ñuman /ɲuman/ | nyuman /ɲuman/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ |
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