Yankam (Yangkam), or Bashar (Basherawa), is a moribund Plateau language 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 Tou ...

. 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.

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Endangered Niger–Congo languages Tarokoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{Plateau-lang-stub