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Yangkam language

Yangkam (Yankam), or Bashar (Basherawa), is a moribund Plateau language of Nigeria. It is located to the west of Bashar town in Plateau State.

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Yangkam
Bashar
Yàŋkàm
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
(100 cited 1996)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsx
Glottologyang1290
ELPYangkam
Yàŋkàm2
PersonYàŋkàm
PeopleaYaŋkam
LanguageYàŋkàm

Yangkam (Yankam), or Bashar (Basherawa), is a moribund Plateau language of Nigeria.3 It is located to the west of Bashar town in Plateau State.

Yangkam-speaking villages are Tukur, Bayar, Pyaksam, and Kiram.4 All speakers are elderly, with a total of approximately 400 fluent speakers remaining.2

References

References

  1. Yangkam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. Blench, Roger. 2006. The Yangkam language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  4. Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.