Kyenga language
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| Kyenga | |
|---|---|
| Tyenga | |
| Kyangganya | |
| Region | Nigeria, Benin |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 1995–2012)[1] |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tye |
| Glottolog | kyen1242 |
| Kyangga[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Kyanggani |
| People | Kyanggana |
| Language | Kyangganya |
Kyenga (also spelled Tyenga, Tienga, Kyanga, Tyanga, Cenka, Kenga), is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, and the Kyenga are shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.
References
[edit]- ^ Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
 | This article about Mande languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Kyenga | |
|---|---|
| Tyenga | |
| Kyangganya | |
| Region | Nigeria, Benin |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 1995–2012)[1] |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tye |
| Glottolog | kyen1242 |
| Kyangga[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Kyanggani |
| People | Kyanggana |
| Language | Kyangganya |
Kyenga (also spelled Tyenga, Tienga, Kyanga, Tyanga, Cenka, Kenga), is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, and the Kyenga are shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.
References
- ^ Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
| This article about Mande languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |