Yendang language explained

Yendang
Region:northeastern Nigeria
Speakers:50,000
Date:1987
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Leko–Nimbari
Fam4:Mumuye–Yendang
Fam5:Yendang
Iso3:ynq
Glotto:yend1241
Glottorefname:Yendang

Yendang is a member of the Leko–Nimbari group of Savanna languages. It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria. 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.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=ynq{{dead link|date=August 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}