Yangkam (Yankam), or Bashar (Basherawa), is a moribund
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 speakers. ...
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 o ...
. It is located to the west of Bashar town in
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
.
Yangkam-speaking villages are Tukur, Bayar, Pyaksam, and Kiram.
[Blench, Roger. 2004]
Tarok and related languages of east-central Nigeria
All speakers are elderly, with a total of approximately 400 fluent speakers remaining.
References
Endangered Niger–Congo languages
Tarokoid languages
Languages of Nigeria
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