Kakabe

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A language of Guinea

ISO 639-3
kke
Alternate Names
Fulajon Kan, Fulajonkan, Jon Kule, Ourekabakan
User Population

10,000 (2012 V. Vydrin). Ethnic population: 50,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Location

Faranah region: Dabola prefecture, west and southwest of Faboula and Koumboulou towns; Mamou region: Sokotoro, Wure Kaba, and 33 other villages.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Mokole
Dialects

Kankalabe Kakabe, Kuru-Maninka, Sokotoro Kakabe, Wure-Maninka. Reportedly similar to Mogofin [mfg], but 250 km apart. Lexically similarity: 50% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk], 58% with Mogofin [mfg] (2002 D. Rainwater).

Language Use

The language is being abandoned by the younger generation in most of the area, with the exception of the Kankalabe subprefecture. Also use Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Also use Pular [fuf].

Language Development

Some are literate in Pular (Arabic script) or French [fra]. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kakabe
Other Comments

Ethnically separate from Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Muslim.