Mandinka
Niger-Congo (Mande, Manding)
Mandinka is one of the principal Mande languages of Senegambia, descending in unbroken continuity from the language of the medieval Mali Empire. With Bambara and Dyula, it forms the Manding dialect continuum, with which it is often mutually intelligible.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Mandinka
Sources
- Mandinka Bible (MNKBI), bible.com version 3208 (Gambian Mandinka orthography with ñ, ŋ and definite -o); nose/head/eye/hand/foot/house confirmed by Wiktionary Mandinka lemmas
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo (Mande, Manding)
| Meaning | Mandinka | Western Maninkakan | Xaasongaxango | Kita Maninkakan | Eastern Maninka | Dyula | Bambara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | jiyo /dʒijo/ | jiyo /dʒijo/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ |
| Fire | dimbaa /dimbaː/ | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | ta /ta/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | tasuma /tasuma/ |
| Sun | tiloo /tiloː/ | tilo /tilo/ | tili /tili/ | tle /tle/ | tele /tele/ | tile /tile/ | tile /tile/ |
| Moon | karoo /karoː/ | xaro /xaɾo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | karo /karo/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ |
| Star | looloo /loːloː/ | loolo /loːlo/ | lolo /lolo/ | lolo /lolo/ | lolo /lolo/ | lolo /lolo/ | dolo /dòlo/ |
| Night | suutoo /suːtoː/ | suwo /suwo/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ |
| Rain | sanjiyo /sandʒijo/ | sanjiyo /sandʒijo/ | — | sanji /saɲɟi/ | sanji /saɲɟi/ | sanji /ˈsandʒi/ | sanji /ˈsandʒi/ |
| Wind | foño /foɲo/ | hoɲo /hoɲo/ | — | fɔɲɔ /fɔɲɔ/ | fɔɲɔ /fɔɲɔ/ | fɔɲɔ /fɔɲɔ/ | fiɲɛ /fiɲɛ/ |
| Earth | bankoo /baŋkoː/ | duguxulo /duɡuxulo/ | — | — | duukolo /duːkolo/ | dugukolo /duɡukolo/ | dugukolo /duɡukolo/ |
| Stone | beroo /beroː/ | kuro /kuɾo/ | — | — | kaba /kaba/ | kabakuru /kabakuru/ | kaba /kaba/ |
| Mountain | konkoo /koŋkoː/ | — | — | — | kɔnkɛ /kɔŋkɛ/ | kulu /kulu/ | kulu /kulu/ |
| Sea | fankaasoo /faŋkaːsoː/ | xooxojiyo /xoːxodʒijo/ | — | — | kɔɔji /kɔːdʒi/ | kɔgɔji /kɔɡɔdʒi/ | kɔgɔji /kɔɡɔdʒi/ |
| Mother | baa /baː/ | na /na/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ |
| Father | faa /faː/ | ha /ha/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ |
| Daughter | dimmusoo /dimːusoː/ | dinmuso /dinmuso/ | — | — | denmuso /dɛnmuso/ | denmuso /denmuso/ | denmuso /dɛnmuso/ |
| I | nte /nte/ | nte /n̩te/ | ne /ne/ | ne /ne/ | ne /ne/ | n /ŋ́/ | ne /nè/ |
| You | ite /ite/ | ite /ite/ | i /i/ | i /i/ | i /i/ | i /í/ | i /í/ |
| We | ntolu /ntolu/ | ilan / ntelu /ilã / n̩telu/ | an /án/ | an /án/ | an /án/ | an /án/ | an /án/ |
| Name | too /toː/ | toxo /toxo/ | toxo /toxo/ | tɔɔ /tɔː/ | tɔɔ /tɔː/ | tɔgɔ /tɔ́ɡɔ/ | tɔgɔ /tɔ̀ɡɔ/ |
| Person | moo /moː/ | moxo /moxo/ | — | — | mɔɔ /mɔː/ | mɔgɔ /mɔ̀ɡɔ/ | mɔgɔ /mɔ̀ɡɔ/ |
| Head | kuŋo /kuŋo/ | kunŋo /kũŋo/ | — | — | kun /kũ/ | kunkolo /kunkolo/ | kun /kun/ |
| Eye | ñaa /ɲaː/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ña /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ |
| Ear | tuloo /tuloː/ | tulo /tulo/ | tulu /tulu/ | tulo /tulo/ | tolo /tolo/ | tulo /tulo/ | tulo /tulo/ |
| Nose | nuŋo /nuŋo/ | nunŋo /nũŋo/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ |
| Mouth | daa /daː/ | da /da/ | da /da/ | — | da /da/ | da /da/ | da /da/ |
| Tooth | ñiŋo /ɲiŋo/ | ɲinŋo /ɲĩŋo/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ |
| Tongue | neŋo /neŋo/ | nenŋo /nẽŋo/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ |
| Hand | buloo /buloː/ | bulo /bulo/ | bulu /bulu/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ |
| Foot | siŋo /siŋo/ | sinŋo /sĩŋo/ | sin /sin/ | — | sen /sen/ | sen /sen/ | sen /sèn/ |
| Heart | sondomoo /sondomoː/ | jusukunŋo /dʒusukũŋo/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | jusu /dʒusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ |
| Bone | kuloo /kuloː/ | xulo /xulo/ | xulu /xulu/ | kulu /kulu/ | kolo /kolo/ | kolo /kolo/ | kolo /kolo/ |
| Blood | yeloo /jeloː/ | jelo /dʒelo/ | jelu /dʒelu/ | joli /dʒoli/ | jeli /dʒeli/ | joli /dʒoli/ | joli /dʒoli/ |
| Poop | buwo /buwo/ | — | — | — | bo /bo/ | bo /bo/ | bo /bo/ |
| Love | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanin /kanĩ/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ |
| Tree | yiroo /jiroː/ | yiro /jiɾo/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiri/ | jiri /dʒiri/ |
| Dog | wuloo /wuloː/ | wulo /wulo/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ |
| Cat | ñankuma /ɲankuma/ | ɲaaro /ɲaːɾo/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | ñaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | ɲaari /ɲaːri/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ |
| Fish | ñewo /ɲewo/ | yego /jeɡo/ | ɲege /ɲeɡe/ | jɛgɛ /dʒɛɡɛ/ | jɛɛ /dʒɛː/ | jɛgɛ /dʒɛɡɛ/ | jɛgɛ /dʒɛɡɛ/ |
| Bird | kunoo /kunoː/ | xono /xono/ | — | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ |
| Butterfly | firifiroo /firifiroː/ | — | — | — | firinfirinlen /fiɾinfiɾinlen/ | firinfirin /firinfirin/ | nfirinfirin /nfirinfirin/ |
| Egg | kiloo /kiloː/ | kilo /kilo/ | — | — | kili /kili/ | sisɛfan /sisɛfã/ | shɛfan /ʃɛfã/ |
| Horse | suwoo /suwoː/ | — | — | — | so /so/ | so /so/ | so /so/ |
| House | buŋo /buŋo/ | bunŋo /bũŋo/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | bon /bon/ | so /so/ | so /so/ |
| Milk | nonoo /nonoː/ | nono /nono/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ |
| Honey | liyo /lijo/ | liyo /lijo/ | — | — | li /li/ | li /li/ | di /di/ |
| Salt | koo /koː/ | xooxo /xoːxo/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | kɔɔ /kɔː/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ |
| Wine | wayinoo /wajinoː/ | eresendolo /eɾesendolo/ | — | ɛrɛsɛnji /ɛrɛsɛndʒi/ | — | divɛn /divɛ̃/ | diwɛn /diwɛn/ |
| Rice | maanoo /maːnoː/ | — | — | — | malo /malo/ | malo /malo/ | malo /malo/ |
| Iron | nee /neː/ | nego /neɡo/ | nege /neɡe/ | neke /neke/ | nɛɛ /nɛː/ | nɛgɛ /nɛɡɛ/ | nɛgɛ /nɛɡɛ/ |
| Silk | sooyoo /soːjoː/ | — | — | — | — | — | hadiri /hadiri/ |
| Book | kitaaboo /kitaːboː/ | kitaabo /kitaːbo/ | — | — | gbafe /ɡbafe/ | gafe /ɡafe/ | gafe /ɡafe/ |
| Eat | domo /domo/ | domo /domo/ | domu /domu/ | don /don/ | domun /domũ/ | dun /dun/ | dun /dũ/ |
| Drink | miŋ /miŋ/ | min /mĩ/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ |
| Sleep | siinoo /siːnoː/ | sinnoxo /sinːoxo/ | — | — | sunɔɔ /sunɔː/ | sunɔgɔ /sunɔɡɔ/ | sunɔgɔ /sunɔɡɔ/ |
| One | kiliŋ /kiliŋ/ | kilin /kilĩ/ | kilin /kilin/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ |
| Two | fula /fula/ | hula /hula/ | fula /fula/ | fila /fila/ | fila /fila/ | fila /fìla/ | fila /fìla/ |
| Three | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ |
| Four | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ |
| Five | luulu /luːlu/ | luulu /luːlu/ | luulu /luːlu/ | loolu /lóːlu/ | loolu /lóːlu/ | duuru /dúːru/ | duuru /duːru/ |
| Hundred | keme /keme/ | keme /keme/ | keme /keme/ | — | kɛmɛ /kɛmɛ/ | kɛmɛ /kɛ̀mɛ́/ | kɛmɛ /kɛmɛ/ |
| Hello | salaam /salaːm/ | — /—/ | i ni sogoma /i ni soɡoma/ | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni se /i ni se/ | i ni sɔgɔma /i ni sɔɡɔma/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃɛ/ |
| Thank you | abaraka /abaraka/ | — /—/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃe/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃe/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃɛ/ |
| Good | beteyaa /betejaː/ | ɲima /ɲima/ | nyi /ɲi/ | ñuman /ɲuman/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ |
| New | kuta /kuta/ | kuto /kuto/ | — | — | kuda /kuda/ | kura /kura/ | kura /kura/ |
| Red | wuleŋ /wuleŋ/ | wulen /wulẽ/ | wuleŋ /wuleŋ/ | bilen /bileɲ/ | wulen /wulen/ | bilen /bilen/ | bilen /bilen/ |
| White | koyi /koji/ | xoyi /xoji/ | — | — | gbɛ /ɡbɛ/ | gwɛ /ɡwɛ/ | jɛ /dʒɛ/ |
| Black | fiŋ /fiŋ/ | — | — | — | fin /fiɲ/ | fin /fin/ | fin /fin/ |
| Green | jambakere /dʒambakere/ | — | — | — | binkɛndɛlama /binkɛndɛlama/ | binkɛnɛman /binkɛnɛman/ | binkɛnɛman /binkɛnɛman/ |
| Blue | buluuriŋo /buluːriŋo/ | — | — | — | — | bulaman /bulaman/ | bulaman /bulaman/ |
| Sugar | sukuro /sukuro/ | — | — | — | — | sukaro /sukaro/ | sukaro /sukaro/ |
| Ninety-nine | taŋ kononto niŋ kononto /taŋ kononto niŋ kononto/ | bixononto-nin-xononto /bixonontoninxononto/ | — | — | bikɔnɔndɔ ni kɔnɔndɔ /bikɔnɔndɔ ni kɔnɔndɔ/ | bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn /bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn/ | bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn /bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn/ |
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