Mende language
E417285
The Mende language is a major Niger–Congo language spoken primarily in Sierra Leone by the Mende people and used in regional trade, culture, and education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mende language canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic–Congo language
ⓘ
Mande language ⓘ Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kpelle
ⓘ
surface form:
Kpelle language
Loko language ⓘ
surface form:
Loma language
|
| countryOfficialStatus | recognized language of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| glottocode | mend1266 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mende
ⓘ
Mɛnde ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Ko-Mende
ⓘ
Kpa-Mende ⓘ Sewa-Mende ⓘ Wo-Mende ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Mende ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
subject–object–verb word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | none ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | men ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | mostly isolating ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ |
| hasScript | Kikakui script ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulationEstimate | over 1 million speakers ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mande languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicGroup | Mende people ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Sierra Leone
ⓘ
Southern Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guinea
ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Western Mande
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Mande languages
|
| usedAsLinguaFrancaIn | parts of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural activities
ⓘ
education ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mende storytelling
ⓘ
Mende traditional songs ⓘ local radio broadcasting in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| usedInEducationLevel | primary education in some areas of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Kikakui script ⓘ
surface form:
Mende Kikakui script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vai language