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KKE ISO 639-3

Kakabe

A language of Guinea

ISO 639
kke
Alternate Names
Fulajon Kan, Fulajonkan, Jon Kule, Ourekabakan
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.
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.
Other Comments
Ethnically separate from Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Muslim.

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