Ethnicity Manjack people ISO 639-3 mfv | Native speakers 310,000 (2006) Glottolog mand1419 | |
Native to Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Bak–Bijago
Bak proper
Jola–Papel
Manjaku–Papel
Mandjak | ||
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:
References
Mandjak language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA