Nyankpa or Yeskwa (nyankpá) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It sometimes appears in the literature as Nyenkpa, which is a dialect.

Nyankpa
Yeskwa
nyankpá
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State, Nassarawa State
Native speakers
70,000 (2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yes
Glottologyesk1239
Nyankpa
Personòŋamkpa
Peopleàŋamkpa
Languagenyankpá

Dialects

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The main dialects are Panda, Tattara, Bede and Gitata (Buzi). The prestige dialect is Tattara, which is said to be the standard form of the language.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nyankpa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Roger Blench (20 May 2009). "The Nyankpa [= Yeskwa] language of Central Nigeria" (PDF). p. 1.
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