Mixifore language
| Mixifore | |
|---|---|
| Mogofin | |
| Native to | Guinea |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mfg |
| Glottolog | mixi1241 |
Mixifore, or Mogofin, is a minor Mande language of Guinea. Mixiforé is a branch of Mandingos language spoken and is actually in the Region of Boké. It's a part of the group of Western Mandingos (Kassonko, Diakanke, and Mandekos), in which they migrated from Fouta Djalon (Fouta Djalon) under the Fulani's migration.
Etymology
[edit]The term Mixiforé is a Sousou language meaning the black people. On their arrival, when they saw they're extremely black, they started calling them as Miguiforé meaning the black people.
History
[edit]Miguiforés migrated from the Region of Labé as well as Tougué's Préfecture. Their migration might be in the 19th century due to their involvement in the battle of Kansala[2]. And after the Fulani's victory and seeing themselves under the Fulani's domination, they migrated to the coastal areas. The remaining are in their former area: Fatako, Botoko, Koin and others.
References
[edit]- ^ Mixifore at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ this history is often spoken by the Fulani's oral tradition and by the people sitting in Koin
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