Manya | Ethnologue

A language of Liberia

ISO 639: mzj
Alternate Names: Mandingo, Maninya, Manya Kan, “Toma Maninya” (pej.), “Tuu Kɔlɔ Maninya” (pej.)
Autonym: Maninyakan
Population: 95,800 in Liberia (2020). Total users in all countries: 120,800.
Location:: Lofa county: bordering Guinea.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Southeastern Manding
Dialects: Gboninga, Kuaduka. Lexical similarity: 95% with Konyanka Maninka [mku], over 90% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Dialects have over 98% shared vocabulary (2017 J. M. Sheppard).
Language Use: Many also use Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Many also use Loma [lom]. Also use Liberian English [lir].
Language Development: Literature.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Manya
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Guinea

Location: Faranah and Nzérékoré regions: west Beyla and southeast Kissidougou prefectures; Macenta-Centre to Liberia border; Kankan region: Keroane prefecture, Diarradou.
Dialects: Duamaka, Gbuseka, Kuaduka, Kuegbalamaka, Kɔnɔkoloka. Kɔnɔkoloka seems to be a transitional dialect which shares many phonological features with Konyaka Maninka [mku] (2017 J. M. Sheppard). Lexical similarity: 95% with Konyanka Maninka [mku], over 90% with Eastern Maninkakan [emk]. Dialects have over 98% shared vocabulary (2017 J. M. Sheppard).
Language Status: 5 (Developing)
Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.

Location: Lofa county: bordering Guinea.