Minyaka
Mamara
Native toMali
Native speakers
740,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3myk
Glottologmama1271
Map showing where Mamara is spoken.

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.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-
velar 		Pharyn-
geal 		Glottal
plain lab. pal. plain pal.
Nasal m mʷ mʲ n ɲ ŋ ŋ͡m
Plosive voiceless p pʷ pʲ t c k kʲ k͡p ʔ
voiced b bʷ d ɟ ɡ ɡʲ ɡ͡b
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ
Fricative voiceless f fʷ fʲ s ʃ (h)
voiced v z ʒ (ʕ) (ɦ)
Rhotic r
Approximant l j w wʲ

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ĩ u ũ
Close-mid e ə o
Open-mid ɛ ɛ̃ ɔ ɔ̃
Open a ã

See also

References

  1. ^ Minyaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Coulibaly, Sékou (2020). Le minyanka parlé dans le cercle de Bla: une description phonologique et morphosyntaxique. Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III.
  3. ^ Prost, André (1964). Le Mambar. In Prost, André (ed.), Contribution à l'étude des langues voltaïques: Dakar: Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Université de Dakar. pp. 123–183.

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