Mogofin

MFG

vigorous

Alternate Names: Mikifore, Mixifore

Dialects: None known. Mutually intelligible of Kakabe ,, but 250 km apart. Apparently similar to the Vai-Kono-Kuranko subgroup (1995 V. Vydrin). Lexical similarity: 51% with Eastern Maninkakan ,, 55% with Lele ,, 54%–58% with varieties of Kuranko ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Western
Central-Southwestern
Central
Manding-Jogo
Manding-Vai
Manding-Mokole
Mokole

Demographics: 20,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Language Development: Dictionary.

Writing System: Arabic

Nation of Origin: Guinea

Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Mixifore (Susu: black person). Muslim.