Yendang is a member of the
Leko–Nimbari group of
Savanna languages
The Savannas languages, also known as Gur–Adamawa or Adamawa–Gur, is a branch of the Niger–Congo languages that includes Greenberg's Gur and Adamawa–Ubangui families.
History of classification
The Gur–Adamawa link was demonstrated in ...
. It is spoken in northeastern
Nigeria
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. Dialects are Kuseki, Yofo, Poli (Akule, Yakule).
ISO code
Yendang's ISO 639-3 code was changed from 'yen' to 'ynq' in March 2012 when
Yotti was recognized as a distinct language; older references may still link to the older code.
[http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=ynq]
External links
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Roger Blench
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includes Yendang language materials
References
Mumuye–Yendang languages
Languages of Nigeria
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