Yankam language
Yankam (Yangkam), or Bashar (Basherawa), is a moribund Plateau language of Nigeria. It is located to the west of Bashar town in Plateau State.
| Yankam | |
|---|---|
| Bashar | |
| Yàŋkàm | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | (100 cited 1996)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsx |
| Glottolog | yang1290 |
| ELP | Yangkam[2] |
| Yàŋkàm[3] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Yàŋkàm |
| People | aYaŋkam |
| Language | Yàŋkàm |
Yangkam-speaking villages are Tukur, Bayar, Pyaksam, and Kiram.[4] All speakers are elderly, with a total of approximately 400 fluent speakers remaining.[3]
References
- Yankam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Yangkam.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.
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