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.
Minyaka | |
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Mamara | |
Native to | Mali |
Native speakers | 740,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | myk |
Glottolog | mama1271 |
Map showing where Mamara is spoken. |
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar |
Pharyn- geal |
Glottal | |||||
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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 |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i ĩ | u ũ | |
Close-mid | e | ə | o |
Open-mid | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ | |
Open | a ã |