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Mande language spoken in Nigeria and Benin
Kyenga
Tyenga
Kyangganya
RegionNigeria, Benin
Native speakers(12,000 cited 1995–2012)
Language familyNiger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern
      • Bisa–Busa
        • Samo–Busa
          • Busa languages
            • Shanga–Tyenga
              • Kyenga
Language codes
ISO 639-3tye
Glottologkyen1242
Kyangga
PersonKyanggani
PeopleKyanggana
LanguageKyangganya

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.

References

  1. Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Mande languages
Southeast Mande
South Mande
East Mande
West Mande
Bobo
Jogo
Manding
Mokole
Samogo
Soninke–Bozo
Soso–Jalonke
Southwest
Vai–Kono


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