Kwanka language

Kwanka, or Kwang (Kwaŋ), is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria.

Not to be confused with Kwang language (Chad).
Kwanka
Kwang (Kwaŋ)
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State, Bauchi State
Native speakers
20,000 (2003)[1]
Dialects
  • Kwang (Vaghat, Kadung)
  • Ya (Boi)
  • Bijim (incl. Legeri)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
jbm – Bijim
dkg – Kadung
tyy – Tiyaa
Glottologvagh1247

Varieties
Vaghat
PersonVaghat
PeopleAvaghat
LanguageTivaghat
Ya
PersonYa
PeopleAya
LanguageTiya

Kwang or Vaghat is the main variety. Others are Ya (Tiyaa) and Bijim. Legeri (Luggeri) is a dialect of Bijim.

Vaghat is perceived as distinct from Kadung. Mutual intelligibility between Vaghat/Kadung, Ya and Bijim is fairly low.

Kwang and Ya are endonyms, with loconyms Kadun and Kwanka for Kwang and Boi for Ya.

Distribution

The main settlements are Càmpàk, Kwànkà, Làrkà, Bùkòʃì, Wùyà, Gileŋ, Kùmbùl, Kaduŋ, Wùʃìmà, ɗə̀kdèy, Kwándarì, Rɔ̀k, Jàrkàn, Dùfyàm, Mícìji, and others. They are located in Pankshin LGA and Mangu LGA, Plateau State. Surrounding languages are Mwaghavul, Ngas, Pyem, and Fulani.[2]

References
  1. Bijim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Kadung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Tiyaa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Blench, Roger. 2021. The Kwaŋ language of Central Nigeria and its affinities.


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