| Yendang | |
| Also Known As: | Maya |
| Region: | Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Savannas |
| Fam4: | Leko–Nimbari |
| Fam5: | Mumuye–Yendang |
| Glotto: | yand1260 |
| Glottorefname: | Yandang |
The Yendang or Maya languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria.
The classification below follows Blench (2009).[1]
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[2]
| Language | Branch | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Exonym(s) | Speakers | Location(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumuye cluster | Mumuye | Mumuye | 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) | Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs | |||||||||
| Yendang | Ị̀báalí | Ɓalo, Máyá | 1,000 (SIL) | Taraba State, Numan LGA, at Bali, a single village south of Jalingo | |||||||||
| Yendang | Passam, Kpasham | Nyisam | Adamawa State, Numan LGA, one village only, south of Jalingo | ||||||||||
| Yendang | Yendam, Yandang, Yundum, Nyandang | 8,100 (1952); 10,000 (1973 SIL) | Adamawa State, Numan, Mayo Belwa, and Karim Lamido LGAs | ||||||||||
| Yendang | Yoti | Adamawa State, Numan LGA | |||||||||||
| Yendang | Kugamma, Gengle | Wegam | Wegele | Small | Adamawa State, Fufore LGA | no data | |||||||
| Yendang | Temme | Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa and Fufore LGAs | no data | ||||||||||
| Yendang | Adamawa State, Fufore, Mayo Belwa LGAs | no data | |||||||||||
| Yendang | Sate, Yofo | Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa LGA | no data |