Approximate map of Kantè’s post-1941 travels and history of residence in West Africa. Originally appeared in the following:
<p>Donaldson, Coleman. 2017. “Clear Language: Script, Register and the N’ko Movement of Manding-Speaking West Africa.” Doctoral Dissertation, Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI10681364/">https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI10681364/</a>.
</p><p>Created with data from the following sources:
</p><p>Amselle, Jean-Loup. 2003. “Peut-on être musulman sans être arabe? : A propos du N’ko malinké d’Afrique de l’Ouest.” In Islam et villes en Afrique au sud du Sahara: entre soufisme et fondamentalisme, edited by Adriana Piga and Costanza Ventura, 257–69. Paris: Karthala.
</p><p>Kántɛ, Sùlemáana. 1968. Ɲìninkalibá’ 5 n’à jáabi’ ߢߌ߬ߣߌ߲߬ߞߊ߬ߟߌ߬ߓߊ ߅ ߣߴߊ߬ ߖߊ߯ߓߌ [Five Big Questions and Their Answer]. Edited by Bàbá Màmádi Jàanɛ.
</p><p>Oyler, Dianne White. 2005. The History of the N’ko Alphabet and Its Role in Mandé Transnational Identity: Words as Weapons. Cherry Hill, NJ: Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers.
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Sangaré, Mahmoud. 2011. Jón yé Sòlomána Kántɛ́ dí? ߖߐ߲߫ ߧߋ߫ ߛߟߏ߬ߡߣߊ߫ ߞߊ߲ߕߍ߫ ߘߌ߫؟ [Who Is Sulemaana Kantè?]. Bamako, Mali.
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