Maninkakan
Kita maninkakan
Niger-Congo
Kita Maninkakan (Maninkakan, "Maninka language") is a Manding variety of the Kita region in southwest Mali, between the Bambara homeland (north) and the Maninka homeland (Guinea). The Kita Manding cluster includes mutually-intelligible varieties stretching from Kita through southwestern Mali to the Guinean border. Kita Maninkakan is recognized by Mali as a national language alongside other Manding varieties (Bambara bm, Xaasongaxango kao, etc.), with bilingual education programs since 1985. Linguistically, Manding varieties share core features (subject-verb-object, verb-final aspect markers, classifier-noun constructions) but differ in tone systems and lexical specifics. The N'Ko script (Souleymane Kanté 1949) is used in some communities for Manding-wide writing.
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20 mots essentiels en Kita maninkakan
Eau
ji
/dʒi/
Feu
tasuma
/tasuma/
Soleil
tle
/tle/
Lune
kalo
/kalo/
Mère
ba
/ba/
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
ñaakuma
/ɲaːkuma/
Main
bolo
/bolo/
Œil
ña
/ɲa/
Bonjour
i ni soɣoma
/i ni soɣoma/
Merci
i ni baara
/i ni baːɾa/
Un
kelen
/kelen/
Bon
ñuman
/ɲuman/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Niger-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Kita maninkakan | Maninkakan occidental | 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 | tle /tle/ | tile /tile/ | 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/ | na /na/ | 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 | ñaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | nyaakuma /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 | ña /ɲa/ | nya /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ |
| Bonjour | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni sögöma /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 | ñuman /ɲuman/ | nyuman /ɲuman/ | nyi /ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ |
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