Minyanka (also known as Mamara, Miniyanka, Minya, Mianka, Minianka, or Tupiire) is a northern Senufo language spoken by about 750,000 people in southeastern Mali. It is closely related to Supyire. Minyanka is one of the national languages of Mali.

Minyaka
Mamara
Native to	Mali
Native speakers	740,000 (2000)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Senufo Suppire–Mamara Minyaka
Language codes
ISO 639-3	myk
Glottolog	mama1271
Map showing where Mamara is spoken.

See also

• Senufo language

References

Further reading

• Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia (ed. by Miehe, Gudrun; Reineke, Brigitte; Roncador, Manfred von) (1999) Phénomènes de contact entre les langues Minyanka et Bambara (Sud du Mali). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe.
• Prost, André (1964) Contributrion à l'étude des langues Voltaiques. Dakar: Institut Francophone de l'Afrique Noire.

External links

• Minyanka-French-Bambara-English Dictionary to view online or download, from the Association for the Promotion of the Mamara language, Koutiala, Mali.
• Resources in Mamara from SIL Mali
• PanAfrican L10n page on Suppire/Minianka

На других языках

[de] Mamara

[fr] Mamara