- Mandjak language
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Mankanya Spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia Ethnicity Manjack people Native speakers 315,000 (2006) Language family Niger–Congo- Atlantic–Congo
- Bak–Bijago
- Bak proper
- Jola–Papel
- Manjaku–Papel
- Mankanya
- Manjaku–Papel
- Jola–Papel
- Bak proper
- Bak–Bijago
Language codes ISO 639-3 mfv Mandjak (Manjack) is a Bak language of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
Other spellings are Mandjaque, Mandyak, Manjaca, Manjaco, Manjaku, Manjiak, Mendyako, and Ndyak; another name is Kanyop.
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)
Categories:- Papel languages
- Languages of Guinea-Bissau
- Languages of Senegal
- Languages of the Gambia
- Atlantic–Congo
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