Alternate Names: Kasonke, Kasso, Kasson, Kassonke, Khasonke, Khassonka, Khassonké, Malinke, Maninka, Xaasonga, Xasonga, Xasonke
Dialects: Jahanka, Kéniéba Maninka, Xaasonga. High intelligibility of Western Maninkakan ,, less of Bamanankan ,, but for sociolinguistic reasons they are considered separate languages. 90% inherent intelligibility of Loma ,. Lexical similarity: 70% with Mandinka , of Gambia and Senegal.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 700,000 in Mali (2012 V. Vydrin). Population total all countries: 710,610.
Language Use: All ages.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2008.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mali
Other Comments: French spelling is Khassonké. Muslim.