Maninkakan, Western

• Alternate names: Malinka, Malinke, Maninga, Maninka-Western, Western Malinke Also: in Gambia -- Malinka, Malinke, Northwestern Maninka; in Guinea-Bissau -- Malinka, Malinke, Northwestern Maninka; in Mali -- Malinka, Malinke, Northwestern Maninka, Western Malinke
• Scriptures published: Portions (1997--2003)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%
• Primary country: Senegal
• Region: East
• Also used in: Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali
• Religion: Muslim, traditional religion
• Status: Recognized language in Senegal
• Number of users: 858,300 (422,000 in Senegal (2006); 3,300 in Gambia (2006); ; 433,000)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

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

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Maninkakan, Western — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • Report of a linguistic survey on the Malinké of Western Mali and Senegal with special regard to the Malinké of Kita