Alternate Names: Malinka, Malinké, Maninga, Maninka-Western, Western Malinke
Dialects: Jahanka (Diakhanke, Diakhonké, Diakkanke, Jahanque, Jahonque, Jaxanka, Kyakanke). Lexical similarity: 59% with Mandinka ,. A member of macrolanguage Mandingo ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 422,000 in Senegal (2006). Population total all countries: 858,300.
Language Use: Most domains. All ages.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Radio programs. Grammar. Bible portions: 1997–2003.
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Senegal
Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.