Susu language
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Sosoxui is the language of the Soso people of Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

, West
West Africa
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 Africa
Africa
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. It is in the Mande language family.

It is one of the national language
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s of Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

 and spoken mainly in the coastal region of the country. The language
Language
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 was also used by people in present-day Guinea as a trade
Trade
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 language.

e.g. "I wama sigafe maakiti?" means "Do you want to go to the market?" in English.

Sosoxui is closely related to the Yalunka language
Yalunka language
Yalunka is the language of the Yalunka people of Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone in West Africa. It is in the Mande language family.Yalunka is closely related to the Susu language.-External links:*...

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