Kyenga language

Kyenga
	Tyenga
Region	Nigeria, Benin
Native speakers	12,000 (1995–2012)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Mande Eastern Bisa–Busa Samo–Busa Busa languages Shanga–Tyenga Kyenga; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tye
Glottolog	kyen1242[2]

Kyenga (also spelled Tyenga, Tienga, Kyanga, Tyanga, Cenka, Kenga), is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, with speakers shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.

References

↑ Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kyenga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[e18-1] Kyenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kyenga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.