Yalunka
Yalunka is a Mande language spoken in Mali, Senegal, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
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Yalunka (also spelled Yalunke, Jalonke, Kjalonke, Dyalonké, Djallonké, or Dialonké) is the language of the Yalunka people of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Senegal in West Africa. It is in the Mande language family. Yalunka is closely related to the Susu language.
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Words in Yalunka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mEqE* | |
| name | qili* | |
| eye | ja* | |
| ear | tuli* | |
| nose | 5wE* | |
| tooth | 5in* | |
| tongue | nEn* | |
| hand | yi* | |
| blood | wuli* | |
| bone | qori* | |
| skin | kiri* | |
| knee | qinbi* | |
| breast | qinje* | |
| liver | bo5E* | |
| water | jéé | |
| fire | tE* | |
| sun | soge* | |
| star | sare* | |
| stone | gEmE* | |
| mountain | geja* | |
| tree | wuri* | |
| leaf | buruqE* | |
| night | kwE* | |
| dog | bare* | |
| fish | jEqE* | |
| louse | garanga* | |
| one | keden* | |
| two | fidin* | |
| I | n* | |
| you | i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SusuMande75% alike
- Sankaran ManinkaMande31% alike
- Kita ManinkakanMande30% alike
- KakabeMande27% alike
- WojenakaMande26% alike
- Lele (Guinea)Mande26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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