CentralSubgroup of 32 languagesAncestorsNiger-Congo 1554Mande 76Western 54Central-Southwestern 41CentralDescendants Manding-Jogo 30 Jogo-Jeri 4 Jeri-Jalkuna 1 Jogo 2 Manding-Vai 26 Manding-Mokole 24 Manding 20 Manding-East 12 Marka-Dafin 1 Northeastern Manding 2 Bamana 2 Southeastern Manding 9 Maninka-Mori 5 Manding-West 5 Mokole 4 Vai-Kono 2 Susu-Yalunka 2