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Nyankpa language

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Nyankpa
Yeskwa
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State, Nassarawa State
Native speakers
70,000 (2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yes
Glottologyesk1239
Nyankpa
Personòŋamkpa
Peopleàŋamkpa
Languagenyankpá

Nyankpa, or Yeskwa, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It sometimes appears in the literature as Nyenkpa, which is a dialect.

The main dialects are Panda, Tattara, Bede and Gitata (Buzi). The prestige dialect is Tattara, which is said to be the "standard form" of the language.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nyankpa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Roger Blench (20 May 2009). "The Nyankpa [= Yeskwa] language of Central Nigeria" (PDF). p. 1. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)