Kyenga language

Kyangga^[2]
Kyangga
Person	Kyanggani
People	Kyanggana
Language	Kyangganya

Kyenga
Kyenga
Tyenga
Kyangganya
Region	Nigeria, Benin
Native speakers	(12,000 cited 1995–2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo Mande Eastern Bisa–Busa Samo–Busa Busa languages Shanga–Tyenga Kyenga; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tye
Glottolog	kyen1242

Kyenga (also spelled Tyenga, Tienga, Kyanga, Tyanga, Cenka, Kenga), is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, and the Kyenga are shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.

References

^ Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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[e18-1] Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[BlenchAtlas4-2] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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Kyenga
Tyenga
Kyangganya
Region	Nigeria, Benin
Native speakers	(12,000 cited 1995–2012)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Mande Eastern Bisa–Busa Samo–Busa Busa languages Shanga–Tyenga Kyenga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`tye`
Glottolog	`kyen1242`