Yeni language
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The Yeni language is an extinct language
of Cameroon
, formerly spoken around Djeni Mountain in the Nyalang area. All that remains of the language, apparently, is a song remembered by some Sandani speakers. However, according to Bruce Connell (the first linguist to report its existence, in 1995), comparison of the song's words to neighboring languages suggests that "it was closely related to [the Mambiloid languages
] Cambap, Njerep, and Kasabe"http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/connell/Mori/Moribundlngs.html.
Extinct language
An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers., or that is no longer in current use. Extinct languages are sometimes contrasted with dead languages, which are still known and used in special contexts in written form, but not as ordinary spoken languages for everyday communication...
of Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, formerly spoken around Djeni Mountain in the Nyalang area. All that remains of the language, apparently, is a song remembered by some Sandani speakers. However, according to Bruce Connell (the first linguist to report its existence, in 1995), comparison of the song's words to neighboring languages suggests that "it was closely related to [the Mambiloid languages
Mambiloid languages
The dozen Mambiloid languages are a branch of Bantoid languages spoken by the Mambila and related people in Nigeria and Cameroon.The extinct Yeni language was apparently Mambiloid.-Languages:...
] Cambap, Njerep, and Kasabe"http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/connell/Mori/Moribundlngs.html.