Mankanya
Mankanya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Mankanya language (Portuguese: Mancanha; French: Mancagne) is spoken by approximately 86,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Gambia primarily belonging to the ethnic group of the same name. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Atlantic–Congo language family.
Mancanha is spoken east of the Manjak language area and to the north of Bissau Island. It is also called Brame.
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Words in Mankanya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 5aN* | |
| name | tim* | |
| eye | k3S* | |
| ear | bat* | |
| nose | yis* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | ndEm3nt* | |
| blood | 5ak* | |
| bone | moh* | |
| skin | t3l* | |
| knee | juh3l* | |
| breast | yel* | |
| liver | dEb* | |
| water | El* | |
| fire | do7* | |
| sun | nor* | |
| star | jah* | |
| stone | lak* | |
| tree | jel* | |
| leaf | to* | |
| night | 8Eja* | |
| dog | bos* | |
| fish | tab* | |
| louse | tEm* | |
| one | lola* | |
| two | t3b* | |
| drink | dan* | |
| see | we* | |
| hear | tE7* | |
| die | kEt* |
* 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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