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Kassonke language

The Kassonke (Khassonké) language, Xaasongaxango (Xasonga), or Western Maninka (Malinke), is a Manding language spoken by the Khassonké and Malinke of western Mali and by the Malinke of eastern Senegal. Kassonke is an official language in Mali. Western and Eastern Maninka are 90% mutually intelligible, though distinct from the Mandinka (Malinke) of southern Senegal, which is a national language there.

Kassonke

Mali

Kassonke, Malinke

2.5 million (2009–2022)[1]

Niger–Congo ?
Mali

Either:
kao – Kassonke
mlq – Western Malinke (Malinka)

xaas1235  Xaasongaxango
west2500  Western Maninkakan

Bafoulabé

Kayes

Koite-Herschel, Ute (Autumn 1981). (PDF). Mandenkan. 2: 3–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-07.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

"La translation du constituent verbal: le cas du xasonga"

Sullivan, Terrence D. (2004). (Report). SIL Electronic Survey Reports. Vol. 2004–005.

A preliminary report of existing information on the Manding languages of West Africa: summary and suggestions for future research