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Jahanka language

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Jahanka
Jahanque
Native toGuinea-Bissau, Guinea
RegionBoké, Gabu
Native speakers
150,000 (2017–2022)[1]
Niger–Congo
Arabic script
Language codes
ISO 639-3jad
Glottologjaha1245

Jahanka is a Manding language of Guinea-Bissau and Guinea. It is partially intelligible with Mandinka. (The Jahanka of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau is a dialect of Kassonke).

References

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  1. ^ Jahanka at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon