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ISO 639-3 · bsxbsx
Niger–Congo family

Yankam

Yankam is a language of the Tarokoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bsx
Glottocode
yang1290
Wikipedia
9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameYankam
Also calledYangkam, Yankam language

Vitality

EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Yankam

The branches above Yankam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch29Plateaubranch3TarokoidbranchbsxYankamlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

Also spoken in Nigeria

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication