Manding-VaiSubgroup of 26 languagesAncestorsNiger-Congo 1554Mande 76Western 54Central-Southwestern 41Central 32Manding-Jogo 30Manding-VaiDescendants 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