Manjak language

Manjak or Manjack 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.

Dialects

The Manjak dialects below are distinct enough that some might be considered separate languages.

Bok
Likes-Utsia
Cur
Lund
Yu
Unhate

The Manjak dialects listed by Wilson are

Canchungo – central dialect
Baboque – eastern dialect
Churo – northern dialect
Pecixe, on an island to the south
Calequisse, to the west of Canchungo

Phonology

Consonants

Sounds are heard in free-fluctuation with affricates in all positions except following nasals.
Sounds may also be lenited as when in intervocalic or word-final positions. can also be heard as a trill in free variation with when in word-final positions.

Vowels

Only vowels and may also have lengthened equivalents; and.

Sounds may also range to more mid sounds in free variation.
/ɐ/ may have a central allophone as .

	Front	Back
Close-mid
Open-mid

Sounds may have some fluctuation with lengthened sounds.

Writing system

The official spelling system for Manjak established by the Senegalese government is regulated by Decree No. 2005-983 of 21 October 2005.

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