The main dialects are Panda, Tattara, Bede and Gitata (Buzi). The prestige dialect is Tattara, which is said to be the standard form of the language.[2]
Referencesedit
^Nyankpa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Roger Blench (20 May 2009). "The Nyankpa [= Yeskwa] language of Central Nigeria" (PDF). p. 1.
External linksedit
Roger Blench: Nyankpa (Yeskwa) language page
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