Kuranko

A language of Sierra Leone

ISO 639: knk
Alternate Names: Koranko, Kurankokole
Population: 415,000 in Sierra Leone (2019). Total users in all countries: 651,000.
Location:: Northern province: Kabala area.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Mokole
Dialects: Barrawa, Nieni, Mankaliya, Sambaya, Ney, Sengbe, Mongo. Guinean Kuranko varieties represent a dialectal continuum between the Sierra-Leonean Kuranko and Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Lexical similarity: 51% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk], 59% with Sankaran Maninka [msc], and 62% with Lele [llc] (2000 D. Rainwater).
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kuranko
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.

Guinea

Location: Faranah region: south Faranah and southeast Kissidougou prefectures; Kerouane prefecture, south Kouroussa; Kankan region: southwest.
Dialects: Faranah, Fineriya, Sankaran.
Language Status: 5 (Developing)
Other Comments: Ethnically distinct from Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Northern province: Kabala area.