Nyankpa language

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 to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State, Nassarawa State
Native speakers	70,000 (2012)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Koroic Nyankpa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yes
Glottolog	yesk1239

Nyankpa
Person	òŋamkpa
People	àŋamkpa
Language	nyankpá

Dialects

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]