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Mankanya

A language of Guinea-Bissau

ISO 639-3: knf

Population	44,200 in Guinea-Bissau (2006). Population total all countries: 75,050.
Region	Northwest of Bissau, Bula, and Có. Also in Gambia, Senegal.
Language map	Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, reference number 26
Alternate names	Bola, Mancagne, Mancang, Mancanha, Mankaañ, Mankanha
Dialects	Uhula, Uwoh. Related to Mandjak [mfv].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Bak, Manjaku-Papel
Language use	Home, local market. All ages. Neutral attitude. Also use Upper Guinea Crioulo [pov], Portuguese, Mandjak [mfv], or Papel [pbo].
Language development	Radio programs. Films. Grammar. Bible portions: 2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Senegal

Language name	Mankanya
Population	29,200 in Senegal (2006), increasing.
Region	South-west, mostly in the Casamance, scattered.
Language map	Senegal and the Gambia, reference number 20
Alternate names	Bola, Mancagne, Mancang, Mancanha, Mankanha, Mankaañ, Uhula
Dialects	Uhula, Uwoh.
Language use	National language. Home. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use French, Mandjak [mfv], Upper Guinea Crioulo [pov], or Jola-Fonyi [dyo].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 6%. Literacy rate in L2: 80% French.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GAVED, Margaret; GAVED, Timothy, authors. 2011. Le nom en mancagne.

GAVED, Tim; STAMMERS, Jon, translators. 2004. Petit lexique mancagne—français: suivi d'un index fançais—mancagne.

GAVED, Timothy, author. 2011. Kë – A switch reference marker in Mankanya.  

GAVED, Timothy, author. 2011. Un article sur la grammaire de discours narratif en mancagne.

GAVED, Timothy, author. 2011. Un article sur la grammaire de mancagne.

NICOLETI, Elizabeth Colleen, author. 2012. Substrate Influence on Body-Part Idioms in Crioulo of Guinea-Bissau.  

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2010. "Distinction, integration and identity: motivations for local language literacy in Senegalese communities."

Vernacular Publications

A manual for reading and writing Mankanya: first English edition. 2004.

A manual for reading and writing Mankanya: teacher's guide. 2004.

Bayaaş bi ukaaru. 2002.

Manual para ler e escrever a língua Mancanha. 2004.

Manual para ler e escrever a língua Mancanha: guia do monitor. 2004.

Manuel pour lire et ecrire le Mancagne (Guide du moniteur). 2004.

Manuel pour lire et ecrire le Mancagne. 2004.

Ŋbel babukun na "wakŧinaŧiyoŋ". 2002.

Pmaak pi "SIDA". 2002.

Uţup wi Naşibaţi upiiŧana ţi uhula - uşubal 2012. 2011.