Denya language

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Denya is a Bantoid language of the Mamfe group spoken by a small community in southwestern Cameroon.

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Denya language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantoid language
Mamfe language
language
continent Africa
country Cameroon
ethnologueEntry Denya [anv]
glottocode deny1241
glottologName Denya
hasAlternativeName Anyah
Anyah language
Denya
hasLinguisticClassification Niger–Congo > Atlantic–Congo > Benue–Congo > Bantoid > Southern Bantoid > Mamfe
hasStatus minority language in Cameroon
hasTypology tone language
hasWordOrder SVO (subject–verb–object)
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
isEndangered true
iso6393Code anv
isSpokenOralTradition true
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Benue–Congo languages
Mamfe languages
Niger–Congo languages
Southern Bantoid languages
neighboringLanguages Ejagham language
Kenyang language
Other Mamfe languages
populationStatus small speaker community
region southwestern Cameroon
spokenBy Denya people
spokenIn Cameroon
Southwest Region, Cameroon
subfamilyOf Atlantic–Congo
Bantoid
Benue–Congo
Mamfe branch
Niger–Congo
Southern Bantoid
usedIn local communication in Denya communities

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Mamfe languages hasLanguage Denya language