Alternate Names: Koranko
Dialects: Barrawa, Mankaliya, Mongo, Ney, Nieni, Sambaya, Sengbe. Guinean Kuranko varieties represent a dialectal continuum between the Sierra-Leonean Kuranko and Eastern Maninkakan ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 268,000 in Sierra Leone (2006). Population total all countries: 323,200.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Dictionary. Bible: 2008.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Sierra Leone
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.