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Soso-Jalonke languages

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The Soso-Jalonke languages, also called Susu-Yalunka, are a branch of the Central group of Western Mande within Niger-Congo's Mande languages, spoken in an area centered on Guinea. The branch comprises two languages, Susu and Yalunka, which show close connections to the Southwestern Mande languages Mende and Kpelle.

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The Soso-Jalonke languages (or Susu‑Yalunka), Susu and Yalunka, form a branch of the Mande languages Linguistic reconstruction suggests they are most closely related to the Southwestern Mande languages, including Mende and Kpelle.
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