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Manjak
Manjak
Manjáku
Native to	Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia
Ethnicity	Manjack
Native speakers	320,000 (2021–2022)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Senegambian Bak Manjaku–Papel Manjak; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Bok; Ulekes; Ucur; Ulund; Uyu; Unuab; Uteer; Uyool; Uyanga; Undin; Ubuey; Uguejan; Utimats; Uroongaan;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mfv
Glottolog	mand1419

Manjak or Manjack (French: Mandjak, Mandyak; 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.

Dialects

The Manjak dialects below are distinct enough that some might be considered separate languages.^{[citation needed]}

The Manjak dialects listed by Wilson (2007) are^[2]

Canchungo (kancuŋuʔ) – central dialect
Baboque (babɔk) (formerly Teixeira Pinto) – eastern dialect
Churo (cuur) – northern dialect
Pecixe (locally called pəhlihl; otherwise pəsiis), on an island to the south
Calequisse (kaləkiis), to the west of Canchungo

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

Manjak alphabet (Senegal)
A	B	C	D	E	Ë	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	Ñ	Ŋ	O	P	R	S	Ŝ	T	[illegible]	U	W	Y	Z
a	b	c	d	e	ë	f	g	h	i	j	k	l	m	n	ñ	ŋ	o	p	r	s	ŝ	t	[illegible]	u	w	y	z

^ Manjak at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.