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The Manding languages are mutually intelligible dialects or languages in West Africa of the Mande family. Their best-known members are Bambara, the most widely spoken language in Mali; Mandinka, the main language of Gambia; Maninka or Malinké, a major language of Guinea; and Dyula, a trade language of the northern Ivory Coast and western Burkina Faso. ==Subdivisions== The Manding languages, and what distinguishes one from the rest and relationships among all of them are matters that continue to be researched. In addition, the nomenclature - being a mixture of indigenous terms and words applied by English and French speakers since before colonization - makes the picture complex and even confusing. The Mandinka people speak varieties from the first two groups; the differences between the western and eastern branches manifest themselves primarily phonetically. While dialects of the western group usually have 10 vowels (5 oral and 5 long/nasal), the eastern group, typified by Bambara, has 14 vowels (7 oral and 7 nasal): ;Manding-West *Kassonke – Western Maninka (Mali, Senegal) *Mandinka (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau) *Kita Maninka (Mali) *Jahanka (Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, Mali; one of several dialects under this name) ;Manding-East * Marka (Dafin) (Burkina Faso, Mali) * Bambara–Dyula (Northeastern Manding; Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast) * Eastern Maninka (Southeastern Manding; multiple varieties in Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast) *Bolon (Burkina Faso) In addition, Sininkere (Burkina Faso) is of unclear placement within Manding. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manding languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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