Denya language

Denyang is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon Manyu languages (of the Anyang tribe). It is spoken by five main clans: Ayang, Baku, Betieku, Bantah, Awanchi, they are divergent enough to perhaps be considered separate languages.

NativetoCameroon

EthnicityAnyang

Native speakers

(11,200 cited 1982)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

• Atlantic–Congo
  • Benue–Congo
    • Southern Bantoid
      • Mamfe
        • Denyang

Quick facts Denyang, Native to ...

Denyang
Anyah
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Anyang
Native speakers	(11,200 cited 1982)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Mamfe Denyang
Dialects	Anyang Betieku Awanchi Bantah
Language codes
ISO 639-3	anv
Glottolog	deny1238
ELP	Denya
Denya

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