Kyenga language

Kyenga
Tyenga
Kyangganya
RegionNigeria, Benin
Native speakers
(12,000 cited 1995–2012)
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern
      • Bisa–Busa
        • Samo–Busa
          • Busa languages
            • Shanga–Tyenga
              • Kyenga
Language codes
ISO 639-3tye
Glottologkyen1242
Kyangga
PersonKyanggani
PeopleKyanggana
LanguageKyangganya

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.

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