Bedik language
language
Bedik (Budik, endonym Ménik, Onik), also Banda, is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by traditional hunter-gatherers. Other names include Bande, Basari du Bandemba, Bedik, Budik, Manik, Münik, Onik, Tandanke, Tenda, Tendanke.
Writing System
References
External links
Decree No. 2005-985 of 21 October 2005 relating to the spelling and the separation of words in Ménik Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 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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