Yangkam

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: bsx
Alternate Names: Bashar, Basharawa, Bashiri, Yankam
Population: 100 (1996 R. Blench).
Location:: Plateau state: Kanam, Langtang, and Wase LGAs, on Amper-Bashar road, Bayar, Kiram, Pyaksam, and Tukur villages.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Tarokoid
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Pe [pai].
Language Use: Elderly only. Shifted to Hausa [hau], but retain Bashar identity.
Other Comments: Heavily influenced by 19th-century slave raids. Muslim.

Location: Plateau state: Kanam, Langtang, and Wase LGAs, on Amper-Bashar road, Bayar, Kiram, Pyaksam, and Tukur villages.