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Manjáku | |
Native to | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia |
Ethnicity | Manjack |
Native speakers | 320,000 (2021–2022)[1] |
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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.
The Manjak dialects below are distinct enough that some might be considered separate languages.[citation needed]
The Manjak dialects listed by Wilson (2007) are[2]
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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