Yangkam | |
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Bashar | |
Yàŋkàm | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | (100 cited 1996)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bsx |
Glottolog | yang1290 |
ELP | Yangkam |
Yàŋkàm[2] | |
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Person | Yàŋkàm |
People | aYaŋkam |
Language | Yàŋkàm |
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
[edit]- ^ Yangkam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2006. The Yangkam language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.