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Kwanka
Kwang (Kwaŋ)
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State, Bauchi State
Native speakers
20,000 (2003)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Plateau
          • Tarokoid
            • Kwanka
Dialects
  • Kwang (Vaghat, Kadung)
  • Ya (Boi)
  • Bijim (incl. Legeri)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
jbm – Bijim
dkg – Kadung
tyy – Tiyaa
Glottologvagh1247

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

  1. ^ Bijim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kadung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Tiyaa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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