Manjak | |
Also Known As: | Manjáku |
States: | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia |
Ethnicity: | Manjack |
Date: | 2021–2022 |
Ref: | e27 |
Dia1: | Bok |
Dia2: | Ulekes |
Dia3: | Ucur |
Dia4: | Ulund |
Dia5: | Uyu |
Dia6: | Unuab |
Dia7: | Uteer |
Dia8: | Uyool |
Dia9: | Uyanga |
Dia10: | Undin |
Dia11: | Ubuey |
Dia12: | Uguejan |
Dia13: | Utimats |
Dia14: | Uroongaan |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Senegambian |
Fam4: | Bak |
Fam5: | Manjaku–Papel |
Script: | Latin |
Iso3: | mfv |
Glotto: | mand1419 |
Glottorefname: | Mandjak |
Manjak or Manjack (fr|Mandjak, French: Mandyak; pt|Manjaco) or Njak is a Bak language of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. The language is also known as Kanyop.
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.
The Manjak dialects below are distinct enough that some might be considered separate languages.
The Manjak dialects listed by Wilson (2007) are[1]
The official spelling system for Manjak established by the Senegalese government is regulated by Decree No. 2005-983 of 21 October 2005.
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