Bedik language

Senegambian language spoken in Senegal
Bedik
Ménik
Native toSenegal
Native speakers
2,500 (2015)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3tnr
Glottologbedi1235
ELPMénik

Bedik (Budik, endonym Ménik, Onik), also Banda, is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by traditional hunter-gatherers[citation needed]. Other names include Bande, Basari du Bandemba, Bedik, Budik, Manik, Münik, Onik, Tandanke, Tenda, Tendanke.

Writing System

Alphabet
A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E Ë F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ŋ O P R S Ŝ T U W Y Ƴ
a b ɓ c d ɗ e ë f g h i j k l m n ñ ŋ o p r s ŝ t u w y ƴ

References

  1. ^ "Ménik". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

External links

  • Decree No. 2005-985 of 21 October 2005 relating to the spelling and the separation of words in Ménik via the website of the Journal officiel (in French)
  • Bradpiece, S. "‘I had to do something’: Senegal electro star sings to save his language" in The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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