Manjak language

Manjak
Manjáku
Native toGuinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia
EthnicityManjack
Native speakers
320,000 (2021–2022)[1]
Dialects
  • Bok
  • Ulekes
  • Ucur
  • Ulund
  • Uyu
  • Unuab
  • Uteer
  • Uyool
  • Uyanga
  • Undin
  • Ubuey
  • Uguejan
  • Utimats
  • Uroongaan
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mfv
Glottologmand1419

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.

  1. ^ Manjak at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon