Total population | |
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285,150 | |
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Manjak |
The Manjaks or Manjacks (Manjak: Manjaku; French: Mandjak, Mandyak; Portuguese: Manjaco; Wolof: Njaago) are an ethnic group in Guinea-Bissau. The Manjak endonym manjaku literally means "I tell you".
The Manjak language is classified as part of the Bak languages, which is a branch of Niger–Congo.
António Baticã Ferreira is a Manjaco poet.
Bafetimbi Gomis, Benjamin Mendy Lys Mousset, Bernard Mendy, Nampalys Mendy are all 1st division Manjak footballers.