Yangkam language

Endangered Plateau language of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Yangkam
Bashar
Yàŋkàm
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
(100 cited 1996)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsx
Glottologyang1290
ELPYangkam
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PersonYàŋkàm
PeopleaYaŋkam
LanguageYàŋkàm
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Yàŋkàm[2]
PersonYàŋkàm
PeopleaYaŋkam
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Yangkam-speaking villages are Tukur, Bayar, Pyaksam, and Kiram.[4] All speakers are elderly, with a total of approximately 400 fluent speakers remaining.[2]

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