Maninka, Konyanka

MKU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Konya, Konyakakan, Konyanka

Dialects: Gbasando, Gbeeka, Karagba, Konya, Woroduu. Gbasando speakers are believed to be Fulbe by origin. Woroduu is different from Worodougou , in Côte d’Ivoire, reportedly similar to Wojenaka ,.. Lexical similarity: 72% with Eastern Maninkakan ,. A member of macrolanguage Mandingo ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 210,000 in Guinea (2012 V. Vydrin). Population total all countries: 249,200.

Language Use: 100% also use Kono [knu].

Nation of Origin: Guinea

Other Comments: Speakers of the eastern dialects often refer to themselves as Jula. Muslim.