| |
JLPCA 2(2) - Marloes Janson: Review of Pfeiffer, Sprache und Musik in Mandinka-Erzählungen, 2001 |
 | | Mandinka, which belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, is the most widespread language in The Gambia. |
 | | Mandinka taaliŋ are orally handed down in informal settings in order to entertain people, especially children. |
 | | Pfeiffer draws a distinction between two subgenres of Mandinka taaliŋ: narratives in which people are the main actors and animal stories in which the hare and hyena are the protagonists. |
| www2.fmg.uva.nl /lpca/jlpca/vol2/janson.html (2484 words) |