Manjak people

Manjaco
Total population
147,000 (2022)[1]
Languages
Manjak, French, Portuguese
Religion
Majority: Catholicism, Minority: Islam

Manjak people or the Manjaco (Manjak: Manjaku; French: Mandjak; Portuguese: Manjaco; Wolof: Njaago; Jola: Manjago) are a West African ethnic group who primarily reside in Guinea-Bissau with smaller communities in The Gambia, and Senegal. The Manjaco constitute about 14% of the population of Guinea-Bissau. Within Guinea-Bissau, the people primarily live in the Bassarel and Babok areas in the northern coastal Cacheu Region.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Mandjak". Ethnologue. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Guinea-Bissau (01/20/12)". Superintendent of Documents. 2012. ProQuest 1026789318 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Juffermans, Kasper; McGlynn, Caroline (2009). "A sociolinguistic profile of The Gambia" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2021.