Suppire–Mamara languages
| Suppire–Mamara | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | southern Atlantic–Congo
|
| Glottolog | nort3254 |
The Suppire–Mamara languages form the northern branch of the
Dioula, and they have been influenced considerably by those languages in both vocabulary and grammar
(Carlson 1994).
The Suppire–Mamara languages are:
- Mamara(Minyanka, Mianka)
- Nanerige(Nanergé)
- Supyire (Suppire)
- Sucite (Sicite, Sìcìté)
- Shempire(Syempire)
See also
Footnotes
References
- Carlson, Robert (1994) A Grammar of Supyire. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
- Olson, James S. (1996) The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. London: Greenwood Press.