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D. T. Niane, DjiBril Tamsir Niane, G. D. Pickett D. T. Niane

Sundiata by D. T. Niane, DjiBril Tamsir Niane, G. D. Pickett D. T. Niane takes about 1 hour 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 1 hour 56 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1960. 105 pages, about 28,875 words.

4 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 3 hours 13 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 1 hour 56 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 12 minutes

The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

"Yan, Jibirili Tamisiri Ɲane y'a ta kɛ Afiriki kɔrɔlen lamɛnni ye. A bɛ kuma minnu dajira an na, olu ye jeliw ka kumaw ye. Anw bɛ Mandenba Bɛnbakɛ ka tariku dɔn, cɛ min ka kobaw y'a latɛmɛ Julu Kara Nani kan ; Sigi den, Waraba den, Sunjata ka tariku, "cɛ tɔgɔcamantigi, suyaw ma si tigɛ min na"."--Page 4 of cover.

Subjects: History, Kings and rulers, Legends, Mandingo (African people), Folklore, Folklore, africa

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