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Nyankpa
Yeskwa
nyankpá
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State, Nassarawa State
Native speakers70,000 (2012)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3yes
Glottologyesk1239
Nyankpa
Personòŋamkpa
Peopleàŋamkpa
Languagenyankpá

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

Dialects

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.

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.

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