Language

Western Maninkakan

Western Maninkakan is a language in the Mande family spoken in 8 countries.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Western Maninkakan

Portions of Scripture are reported in Western Maninkakan.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Western Maninkakan is spoken

  • France
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • United States

See Western Maninkakan on the language map

About Western Maninkakan

Part of
Mandingo (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Mande
ISO 639-3 code
mlq
Glottocode
west2500
Also known as
Maninkakan, Western · Maninkakan, Western: Niagala

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Western Maninkakan as a whole.

  • Kenieba ManinkaNo known Scripture
  • MalinkeNo known Scripture
  • Malinke: KedougouNo known Scripture
  • Maninkakan, Western: JahankaNo known Scripture
  • NyoxolonkanNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.