Yangkam

BSX

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Bashar, Basharawa, Bashiri, Yankam

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Pe ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Plateau
Tarokoid

Demographics: 100 (1996 R. Blench).

Language Use: Shifted to Hausa [hau], but retain Bashar identity. Mainly older adults.

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Heavily influenced by 19th-century slave raids. Muslim.