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Kakabe language

Kakabe is a Mande language of Guinea. The speakers of the Kakabe language reside in the Futa-Jallon plateau which is located in Guinea. Kakabe belongs to the Mokole group, which is the closest group to the Manding people in terms of culture and language. The language is spoken in a number of villages that are situated on the Futa-Jallon plateau in Guinea.

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Source
Kakabe
Native toGuinea
Ethnicity50,000 (2012)1
Native speakers
10,000 (2012)1
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Western Mande
      • Central–Western
        • Central Mande
          • Manding–Jogo
            • Manding–Vai
Language codes
ISO 639-3kke
Glottologkaka1265

Kakabe is a Mande language of Guinea. The speakers of the Kakabe language reside in the Futa-Jallon plateau which is located in Guinea.2 Kakabe belongs to the Mokole group, which is the closest group to the Manding people in terms of culture and language. The language is spoken in a number of villages that are situated on the Futa-Jallon plateau in Guinea.2

References

References

  1. Kakabe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Vydrina, Alexandra. "Collection Kakabe".
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