Mandjak
Mandjak is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Manjak or Manjack (French: Manjak, Manjaque; 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.
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Words in Mandjak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nit* | |
| name | katimo* | |
| eye | pekeC* | |
| nose | biC* | |
| tooth | perrumaje* | |
| tongue | pediamet* | |
| hand | ka5a* | |
| blood | ka5ak* | |
| bone | kamoa* | |
| skin | katar* | |
| knee | pejul* | |
| breast | piEl* | |
| liver | urriab* | |
| water | melik* | |
| fire | berobiak* | |
| sun | unu* | |
| star | upeCaje* | |
| stone | pelak* | |
| mountain | bejuk* | |
| tree | beko* | |
| leaf | katobeko* | |
| night | berEme* | |
| dog | ubuC* | |
| fish | utab* | |
| louse | utEme* | |
| one | lole* | |
| two | tab* | |
| I | iji* | |
| you | ui* | |
| we | uad* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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