Manya

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
mzj
Alternate Names
Mandingo, Manya Kan
Population

50,400 in Liberia (2006). Population total all countries: 75,400.

Location

North, Lofa County, bordering Guinea. Also in Guinea.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Southeastern Manding
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 70% with Konyanka Maninka [mku], 66% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk].

Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Muslim, Christian.

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