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Key	027
Generic name of the language	Mani Language. commonly known as Bollum Language
Location of the community	Sierra Leone West Africa, Kambia district, Samu chiefdom, Moribaya section, Moribaya town.
Number of speakers (estimate)	Approximately 200 to 250
Variants (if any) and number of speakers	It is a sister language to the Shabro language which is almost the same, The Shabro people are commonly found in the southern part of the country. We both understand each other, though some vocabularies and tonal has slight difference. The Shabro Language also has has few hundreds speaker.
How is the community organised	The Mani people are found around the riverine areas. Samu chiefdom is divided into 12 sections; they occupied three sections. Moribaya section having twenty three villages, Makuma section has thirteen villages and Maportolor section with fifteen villages. These three sections are predominantly Mani habitat in Samu chiefdom. Chiefdoms are the subdivision of a district. Kambia district where Samu is has nine chiefdoms.
Where can more information be found (website, publications, other documents)	- https://fel/desc/027_MANI_OR_BOLLUM_LANGUAGE_120757.html - https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/mani/ - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088607353803
Willingness to contribute to FEL website or newsletter	yes
Name of contact person	Gibrilla Kamara
Email of contact person	silccsierraleone@gmail.com
Role of contact person in community	Language Coordinator
FEL membership ID of contact person	2033
Updated	2023-09-07 13:01:11