Jahanka

• Alternate names: Diakhanke, Diakkanke, Dyakanke, Jahanque, Jahonque, Jaxanka Also: in Mali -- Diakhanke, Diakkanke, Dyakanke, Jahanque, Jahonque
• Scriptures published: None
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Guinea
• Region: Boké Region, Gabu and Bafata prefectures, more than 60 villages
• Also used in: Guinea-Bissau, Mali
• Religion: Muslim
• Livelihood: Rice merchants; Muslim scholars
• Number of users: 29,500 (29,000 in Guinea (1999 G. Gumbs); 500 in Mali (2001))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Jahanka
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Jahanka on the web
• Joshua Project: Jahanka — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Jahanka — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • A preliminary report of existing information on the Manding languages of West Africa: summary and suggestions for future research