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Denya language

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Denya
Anyah
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
(11,200 cited 1982)[1]
Dialects
  • Basho
  • Bitieku
  • Takamanda
  • Bajwo
Language codes
ISO 639-3anv
Glottologdeny1238
ELPDenya

Denya is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon in the Mamfe family. It has four dialects: Bajwo (Bajwa), Basho, Bitieku and Takamanda; they are divergent enough to perhaps be considered separate languages.

References

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  1. ^ Denya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)