Mandinka

• Alternate names: Mande, Manding, Mandingo, Mandingue, Mandinque, Socé Also: in Gambia -- Mandé, Manding, Mandingo, Mandinque, Socé; in Guinea-Bissau -- Manding, Mandinga, Mandingo, Mandingue, Mandinque
• Scriptures published: New Testament (1989) Portions (1837--2000)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%
• Primary country: Senegal
• Region: Southeast and south central
• Also used in: Gambia, Guinea-Bissau
• Religion: Muslim
• Status: Recognized language in Senegal
• Number of users: 1,346,000 (669,000 in Senegal (2006); 510,000 in Gambia (2006); 167,000 in Guinea-Bissau (2006))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Mandinka
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Mandinka on the web
• Joshua Project: Mandinka — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Mandinka — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • A preliminary report of existing information on the Manding languages of West Africa: summary and suggestions for future research