Yangkam language

Yangkam
Bashar
Yàŋkàm
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
(100 cited 1996)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsx
Glottologyang1290
ELPYangkam
Yàŋkàm[2]
PersonYàŋkàm
PeopleaYaŋkam
LanguageYàŋkàm

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.

Yangkam-speaking villages are Tukur, Bayar, Pyaksam, and Kiram.[4] All speakers are elderly, with a total of approximately 400 fluent speakers remaining.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Yangkam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ Blench, Roger. 2006. The Yangkam language of Central Nigeria and its affinities. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  4. ^ Blench, Roger. 2004. Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria.