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ISO 639-3 · knfknf
Niger–Congo family

Mankanya

Mankanya is a language of the Bak branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
knf
Glottocode
mank1251
Wikipedia
14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameMankanya
Also calledMankanya language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Mankanya

The branches above Mankanya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch48Atlanticbranch13Northern Atlanticbranch8BakbranchknfMankanyalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Guinea-Bissau21 languages in the indexSenegal34 languages in the index

Also spoken in Guinea-Bissau

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalfucPulaarNiger–Congo · 4.5 m5 · DevelopingmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingsnkSoninkeNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingpovGuinea-Bissau Creoleunclassified · 500,0005 · DevelopingbscBassariNiger–Congo · 33,6005 · DevelopingmanMandingNiger–CongobjgBijagoNiger–Congo6a · VigorouspbpBadyaraNiger–Congo6a · VigorousbifBiafadaNiger–Congo6a · Vigorous