Kyenga language
Mande language spoken in Nigeria and Benin
Kyenga | |
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Tyenga | |
Kyangganya | |
Region | Nigeria, Benin |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 1995–2012)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tye |
Glottolog | kyen1242 |
Kyangga[2] | |
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Person | Kyanggani |
People | Kyanggana |
Language | Kyangganya |
Kyenga (also spelled Tyenga, Tienga, Kyanga, Tyanga, Cenka, Kenga), is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, and the Kyenga are shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.
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Mande languages
South Mande | |
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East Mande |
Bobo | |
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Jogo | |
Manding | |
Mokole | |
Samogo | |
Soninke–Bozo | |
Soso–Jalonke | |
Southwest | |
Vai–Kono |
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