Bible portions 1945-1969. Work in progress. South of Dabola, between Faranah and Kissidougou. Niger-Congo , Mande, Western, Northwestern, Northern, Greater Mandekan, Mandekan, Kuranko. Sengbe dialect is used for literature.
All dialects are inherently intelligible with each other.
Ethnically separate from Maninka. Traditional religion, Muslim. Bible portions 1899-1911. Between the upper Rio Nunez and the upper Rio Pongas. Not in Guinea Bissau.