The Mandé constitute an important linguistic family judging from the number of ethnic groups that make it up and from the size of the population. The most known and most numerous groups are found on the western side on West Africa : Bambara Malinké, Susu, Mendé, Toma, Guerzé. Besides, small groups of the mandé are found in different parts of Guinea and of Liberia and as far as the town of Boussa in Nigeria. They make up a group known as mandé-sud, and their languages are very closely related : mana, dá, Wë, Guro, Gagu, Mwá, Nwá, Be, Samo, Bisa, Busa or Boko. Two hypotheses are possible : the 1st supposes a west to east migration which might have started form the present settlement of the Bambara-Malinké, thus assuming that the latter were ...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
The Mandé constitute an important linguistic family judging from the number of ethnic groups that ma...
International audienceMande family includes more than 70 languages spoken in West Africa and is pres...
Furu and Bagiro : the ubangian expansion of "sara " language. The Furu of Zaire and the Bagiro of th...
Strong claims have been made as to the influence of Mande languages on the languages of the Atlantic...
Furu and Bagiro : the ubangian expansion of "sara " language. The Furu of Zaire and the Bagiro of th...
Burkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of the local structured ...
International audienceBurkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of...
International audienceBurkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of...
Burkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of the local structured ...
International audienceMande family includes more than 70 languages spoken in West Africa and is pres...
International audienceMande family includes more than 70 languages spoken in West Africa and is pres...
This paper presents the effects of long-lasting and pervasive contact between two major language gro...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
The Mandé constitute an important linguistic family judging from the number of ethnic groups that ma...
International audienceMande family includes more than 70 languages spoken in West Africa and is pres...
Furu and Bagiro : the ubangian expansion of "sara " language. The Furu of Zaire and the Bagiro of th...
Strong claims have been made as to the influence of Mande languages on the languages of the Atlantic...
Furu and Bagiro : the ubangian expansion of "sara " language. The Furu of Zaire and the Bagiro of th...
Burkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of the local structured ...
International audienceBurkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of...
International audienceBurkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of...
Burkina Faso is located in the heart of West Africa and is a representative of the local structured ...
International audienceMande family includes more than 70 languages spoken in West Africa and is pres...
International audienceMande family includes more than 70 languages spoken in West Africa and is pres...
This paper presents the effects of long-lasting and pervasive contact between two major language gro...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...
Map of the Manding language continuum with approximate zones of major spoken varieties (Mandinka, Ma...