Bak language spoken in West Africa
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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) are
Canchungo (kancuŋuʔ ) – central dialectBaboque (babɔk ) (formerly Teixeira Pinto ) – eastern dialect
Churo (cuur
Pecixe (locally called pəhlihl ; otherwise pəsiis ), on an island to the southCalequisse (kaləkiis ), to the west of Canchungo Writing system
The official spelling system for Manjak established by the Senegalese government is regulated by Decree No. 2005-983 of 21 October 2005.
Manjak alphabet (Senegal)
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References
Manjak at Ethnologue Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification . (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
Further reading
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