Mandjak language
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| Mandjak | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia |
| Ethnicity | Manjack people |
| Native speakers | 315,000 (2006) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
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| 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)
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