Bambuka language

Kyãk
Bambuka
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
Native speakers
10,000 (2019)
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3bka
Glottologkyak1243

Kyãk (Nyakyak), also known as Bambuka after its location, is a Bikwin (Adamawa) language of Nigeria.

Blench lists Kanawa as a possible separate language.

References

  1. ↑ Kyãk at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2013-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)