Language

Mankanya

Mankanya is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.

New Testament

Scripture in Mankanya

The New Testament is reported in Mankanya.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Mankanya is spoken

  • Senegal
  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau

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About Mankanya

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
knf
Glottocode
mank1251
Also known as
Mankanya: Shadal

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mankanya as a whole.

  • BuramaNo known Scripture
  • MankaynNo known Scripture
  • ShadalNo known Scripture
  • UhulaNo known Scripture
  • UwohNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.