Kenyang language
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Name (Latin)
Kenyang language
Other forms of name
Banjangi language
Banyang language (Cameroon)
Banyangi language
Bayangi language
Manyang language
Nyang language (Kenyang)
See Also From tracing topical name
Mamfe Bantu languages
See Also From tracing place name
Cameroon
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q35650
Library of congress:
sh2010004491
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Mbuagbaw, T. Kenyang lexicon, 1998.
- Ethnologue WWW site, Mar. 22, 2010(Kenyang; a language of Cameroon; South West Province, Manyu Division, Mamfe Central and Upper Banyang subdivisions, around and southwest of Mamfe; Kupe-Muanenguba Division, west corner of Nguti Subdivision; alt. names: Banjangi, Banyang, Banyangi, Bayangi, Manyang, Nyang; classification: Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Mamfe)
Wikipedia description:
Kenyang (Nyang, Banyang, Manyang) is the most spoken language of the Mamfe language group. It is spoken in the Manyu and Meme departments of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Kenyang speakers in Cameroon are known as Bayangi (Bayangui) people and are called Bayangi (Bayangui). There are three main dialects of Kenyang: Lower Kenyang, spoken in Eyumojock and Mamfe Central subdivisions, Upper Kenyang, spoken in Upper Bayang subdivision and Kitwii, spoken in Meme department. The Upper Kenyang and Lower Kenyang dialects are more closely related to each other than to Kitwii. Variant names of Kitwii include, Kicwe, Twii, Bakoni, Northern Balong, Upper Balong and Manyeman.
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