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Kyenga language

Kyenga, is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, and the Kyenga are shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.

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Kyenga
Tyenga
Kyangganya
RegionNigeria, Benin
Native speakers
(12,000 cited 1995–2012)1
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern
      • Bisa–Busa
        • Samo–Busa
          • Busa languages
            • Shanga–Tyenga
              • Kyenga
Language codes
ISO 639-3tye
Glottologkyen1242
Kyangga2
PersonKyanggani
PeopleKyanggana
LanguageKyangganya

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

References

  1. Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.