| Kassonke | |
|---|---|
| Western Maninka | |
| Xaasongaxango | |
| Native to | Mali |
| Ethnicity | Kassonke,Malinke |
Native speakers | 2.5 million (2009–2022)[1] |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Mali |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kao – Kassonkemlq – Western Malinke (Malinka) |
| Glottolog | xaas1235 Xaasongaxangowest2500 Western Maninkakan |
TheKassonke (Khassonké) language,Xaasongaxango (Xasonga), orWestern Maninka (Malinke), is aManding language spoken by theKhassonké andMalinke of westernMali and by theMalinke of easternSenegal. Kassonke is anofficial language in Mali. Western andEastern Maninka are 90%mutually intelligible, though distinct from theMandinka (Malinke) of southern Senegal, which is a national language there.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| Stop | voiceless | p | t | c | k | q | |
| voiced | b | d | ɟ | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | f | s | x | h | |||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Lateral | l | ||||||
| Approximant | j | w | |||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iiː | uuː | |
| Mid | eeː | ooː | |
| Open | aaː |
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