Manjak language

Manjak or Manjack (French: Mandjak, Mandyak; Portuguese: Manjaco) or Njak is a Bak language of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. The language is also known as Kanyop.

Manjak
Native toGuinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia
EthnicityManjack people
Native speakers
310,000 (2006)[1]
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3mfv
Glottologmand1419[2]

Dialects are distinct enough that some might be considered separate languages. They are:

  • Bok (Babok, Sarar, Teixeira Pinto, Tsaam)
  • Likes-Utsia (Baraa, Kalkus)
  • Cur (Churo)
  • Lund
  • Yu (Pecixe, Siis, Pulhilh)
  • Unhate (Binhante, Bissau)

In 2006, the total number of speakers was estimated at 315,300, including 184,000 in Guinea-Bissau, 105,000 in Senegal and 26,300 in The Gambia.

Writing System

The Manjak alphabet in Senegal was established by the Senegal government in 2005.

Manjak Alphabet (Senegal)
ABCDE ËFGHI JKLMN ÑŊOPR SŜTŢU WYZ
abcde ëfghi jklmn ñŋopr sŝtţu wyz
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References

  1. Manjak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mandjak". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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