Manjak language

Manjak
Manjak
Native to	Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia
Ethnicity	Manjack people
Native speakers	310,000 (2006)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Bak–Bijago Bak proper Jola–Papel Manjaku–Papel Manjak; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mfv
Glottolog	mand1419

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.

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)

The Manjak dialects listed by Wilson (2007) ar:^[2]

Canchungo (kancuŋuʔ) - central dialect
Baboque (babɔk) (formerly Teixeira Pinto) - eastern dialect
Churo (cuur) - northern dialect
Pecixe (locally called pəhlihl; otherwise pəsiis), on an island to the south
Calequisse (kaləkiis), to the west of Canchungo

Writing system[]

The Manjak alphabet in Senegal established by the Senegal government in 2005 is as follows.

Manjak alphabet (Senegal)
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References[]

^ Manjak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Further reading[]

Karlik, Jan (1972). A Manjako Grammar with Special Reference to the Nominal Group (PhD thesis). University of London.

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[e18-1] Manjak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Wilson-2] Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

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