Maninkakan
Maninkakan occidental
Niger-Congo
Western Maninkakan (Maninka of Guinea, formally "Maninkakan" alone) is the principal Manding variety of Guinea, sister to Bambara (bm, Mali) and Kita Maninkakan (mwk) within the Manding cluster. Spoken by ~750,000-1,000,000 people, primarily in the upper Niger River valley around Kankan, Guinea — the historic heart of the Mali Empire (13th-16th c.) and the cultural anchor of the Maninka people. Linguistically, Western Maninka shares Manding features with Bambara (subject-verb-object, verb-final aspect markers, classifier-noun constructions) but has distinctive tone system and vocabulary. The N'Ko script (1949 by Souleymane Kanté) is widely used for Maninka literacy.
Où elle est parlée
20 mots essentiels en Maninkakan occidental
Eau
ji
/dʒi/
Feu
tasuma
/tasuma/
Soleil
tile
/tile/
Lune
kalo
/kalo/
Mère
na
/na/
Père
fa
/fa/
Manger
don
/don/
Boire
min
/min/
Amour
kanu
/kanu/
Cœur
dusu
/dusu/
Arbre
yiri
/jiɾi/
Maison
so
/so/
Chien
wulu
/wulu/
Chat
nyaakuma
/ɲaːkuma/
Main
bolo
/bolo/
Œil
nya
/ɲa/
Bonjour
i ni sögöma
/i ni soɣoma/
Merci
i ni baara
/i ni baːɾa/
Un
kelen
/kelen/
Bon
nyuman
/ɲuman/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Niger-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Maninkakan occidental | Kita maninkakan | Khassonké | dioula | bambara | Maninka oriental | 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 | na /na/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ |
| Père | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ |
| Manger | don /don/ | don /don/ | domu /domu/ | dun /dun/ | dumuni /dumuni/ | domu /domu/ | 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 /jiri/ | jiri /dʒiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiri/ |
| Maison | so /so/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | lu /lu/ | so /so/ |
| Chien | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wuli /wuli/ | fugo /fuɡo/ |
| Chat | nyaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | ñaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | nyukuma /ɲukuma/ |
| Main | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ |
| Œil | nya /ɲa/ | ña /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ |
| Bonjour | i ni sögöma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni sogoma /i ni soɡoma/ | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni ce /i ni t͡ʃɛ/ | i ni se /i ni se/ | 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 ce /i ni tʃe/ | i ni ce /i ni t͡ʃɛ/ | i ni se /i ni se/ | baraka /baɾaka/ |
| Un | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kele /kele/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ |
| Bon | nyuman /ɲuman/ | ñuman /ɲuman/ | nyi /ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ |
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