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'''Al be ñaading''', Mandinka Learners! 😃 | |||
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce some useful words related to XXX in the Mandinka language. | |||
Happy learning! | |||
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==Videos== | |||
===Mandinka Alphabet=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOCUQE4XI8</youtube> | |||
===How to write the N'ko alphabet (ߒߞߏ) of West Africa: A tutorial!=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SwHBlUNPko&vl=en</youtube> | |||
===ARABIC ALPHABET IN ENGLISH AND MANDINKA=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVff252f3E</youtube> | |||
==Sources== | |||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandinka_language | |||
* https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27ko | |||
* https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandinka | |||
* https://omniglot.com/writing/mandinka.htm | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOCUQE4XI8 | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SwHBlUNPko&vl=en | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVff252f3E | |||
Revision as of 19:41, 27 January 2022
Al be ñaading, Mandinka Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce some useful words related to XXX in the Mandinka language.
Happy learning!
Writing
Mandinka sometimes uses the Latin alphabet and sometimes the Arabic alphabet, the use of the latter being more traditional.
But since 1949 there has also been a new script specific to the Mande languages, n'ko, developed by the Guinean linguist Souleymane Kante.
Latin Alphabet
Consonants
| Latin | ('), aa, ee | (', with madda ŋ) | b, p | t | t | t | c, j | h | h | d | r | s | s (sh) | s | s | s | f | l | m | n, ñ, ŋ | w | y | k, g | la |
|---|
Vowels
| Latin | a, e | i, e, ee | o, u | (no following vowel) | e | aŋ, eŋ | iŋ, eeŋ, eŋ | oŋ, uŋ | aa | ii | oo, uu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandinka names of Arabic marks: | sira tilidiŋo; | sira tilidiŋo duuma; | ŋoo biriŋo; | sira murumuruliŋo; | tambi baa duuma; | sira tilindiŋo fula; | sira tilindiŋo duuma fula; | ŋoo biriŋo fula. |
Arabic Alphabet
Consonants
| Arabic | ا | ع | ب | ت | ط | ض | ج | ه | ح | خ | د | ر | س | ش | ص | ث | ظ | ڢ | ل | م | ن | و | ي | ك | لا |
|---|
Vowels
| Arabic | ـَ | ـِ | ـُ | ـْ | ـִ | ـً | ـٍ | ـٌ | ـَا | ـِي | ـُو |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandinka names of Arabic marks: | sira tilidiŋo; | sira tilidiŋo duuma; | ŋoo biriŋo; | sira murumuruliŋo; | tambi baa duuma; | sira tilindiŋo fula; | sira tilindiŋo duuma fula; | ŋoo biriŋo fula. |
N'ko
Vowels
| ô
/ɔ/ |
o
/o/ |
ou
/u/ |
è
/ɛ/ |
i
/i/ |
é
/e/ |
a
/a/ |
| ߐ | ߏ | ߎ | ߍ | ߌ | ߋ | ߊ |
Consonants
| ra
/ɾa/ |
da
/da/ |
tcha
/t͡ʃa/ |
dja
/d͡ʒa/ |
ta
/ta/ |
pa
/pa/ |
ba
/ba/ |
| ߙ | ߘ | ߗ | ߖ | ߕ | ߔ | ߓ |
| ma
/ma/ |
la
/la/ |
ka
/ka/ |
fa
/fa/ |
gba
/ɡ͡ba/ |
sa
/sa/ |
rra
/ra/ |
| ߡ | ߟ | ߞ | ߝ | ߜ | ߛ | ߚ |
| n'
/n̩/ |
ya
/ja/ |
wa
/wa/ |
ha
/ha/ |
na
/na/ |
nya
/ɲa/ | |
| ߒ | ߦ | ߥ | ߤ | ߣ | ߢ |
Phonology
Tone
Mandinka has two tones, high and low.
- /búŋ/ 'a room' > /búŋò/ 'the room
- /tèŋ/ 'a palm tree' > /tèŋô/ 'the palm tree'
- /kídí/ 'a gun' > /kídòò/ 'the gun'
- /kòrdàà/ 'a house' > /kòrdáà/ 'the house'
In Senegal and Gambia, Mandinka is approaching a system of pitch accent under the influence of local non-tonal languages such as Wolof, Serer, and Jola.
Vowels
Vowel qualities are /i e a o u/. All may be long or short.
- vowels: a e i o u
- long vowels: aa ee ii oo uu
Consonants
- consonants: b c d f g h j k l m n ñ ŋ pr s t w y
The letter g is rare.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ ⟨ñ⟩ | ŋ | ||
| Stop | voiceless | (p) | t | t͡ʃ ⟨c⟩ | k | |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ ⟨j⟩ | (g) | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | h | ||
| Approximant | w | l (r) | j ⟨y⟩ | |||
Videos
Mandinka Alphabet
How to write the N'ko alphabet (ߒߞߏ) of West Africa: A tutorial!
ARABIC ALPHABET IN ENGLISH AND MANDINKA
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandinka_language
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27ko
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandinka
- https://omniglot.com/writing/mandinka.htm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOCUQE4XI8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SwHBlUNPko&vl=en
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVff252f3E