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Nyankpa or Yeskwa (nyankpá) is a
Plateau language The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria. Berom and Eggon have the most speak ...
of
Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
. 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 Prestige refers to a good reputation or high esteem; in earlier usage, ''prestige'' meant "showiness". (19th c.) Prestige may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Films * ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnett ...
is Tattara, which is said to be the standard form of the language.


References


External links


Roger Blench: Nyankpa (Yeskwa) language page
Central Plateau languages Languages of Nigeria {{plateau-lang-stub