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 to | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia |
| Ethnicity | Manjack people |
Native speakers | 310,000 (2006)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mfv |
| Glottolog | mand1419 |
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.
Dialects
The Manjak dialects below are distinct enough that some might be considered separate languages.
- Bok (Babok, Sarar, Teixeira Pinto, Tsaam)
- Likes-Utsia (Baraa, Kalkus)
- Cur (Churo)
- Lund
- Yu (Pecixe, Siis, Pulhilh)
- Unhate (Binhante, Bissau)
Writing system
The Manjak alphabet in Senegal established by the Senegal government in 2005 is as follows.
| A | B | C | D | E | Ë | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ñ | Ŋ | O | P | R | S | Ŝ | T | Ţ | U | W | Y | Z |
| a | b | c | d | e | ë | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ñ | ŋ | o | p | r | s | ŝ | t | ţ | u | w | y | z |
References
- Manjak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Further reading
- Karlik, Jan (1972). A Manjako Grammar with Special Reference to the Nominal Group (PhD thesis). University of London.
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