Manjak (Manjáku)

Manjak is a member of the Bak branch of the Senegambian language family. It is spoken by about 320,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and the Gambia. In particular, it is spoken in the Casamance area in the south of Senegal, and in the Bassarel and Babok areas in the Cacheu Region in western Guinea-Bissau.

Manjak is also known as Manjack, Mandjak, Manjaque, Manjaco or Njak. Dialects include Bok (uBok), Ulekes, Ucor, Ulund, Uyu, Unuab, Uteer, Uyool, Uyanga, Undin, Ubuey, Uguejan, Utimats and Uroongann. These dialects are sufficiently distinct from one another that they could be classified as separate languages.

Manjak became an officially recognised national language of Senegal in 2002, and an official spelling system for Manjak was launched by the government of Senegal in 2005. Other orthographies are available.

Manjak alphabet (Bëpic Manjáku)

Download an alphabet chart for Manjak (Excel)

Sample text in Manjak

A Yeesu ja bukul: “Uñaan ind, nda jaan: Paapa, katimu ka ciin ka yëman ki; pësienu pa bili;
wël wund, kara unu, bariala wund bi unu un ci wi.
Jampësan wund ngëjuban wund, par wund bërier wund, aja ñaan lac wund, wund ka jampësaul. Tsë tsu wund tsi pëteen-teenana.” [Maa buërani wund tsi kañan Ujuatsal.]

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/3251/LUK.11.KPKNT

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos

Information about Manjak | Numbers

Links

Information about the Manjak language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjak_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjaque
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandjak_(Sprache)
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/manjak.html
http://www.language-archives.org/language/mfv
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/mfv
https://www.sorosoro.org/le-manjaku/
https://pdfcoffee.com/a manjako grammar with special reference to the nominal group pdf free.html

Bak languages

Balanta-Ganja, Balanta-Kentohe, Jola-Fonyi, Manjak, Mankanya

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 08.06.26. Last modified: 09.06.26

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