The Yendang or Maya languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria.
Languages The classification below follows Blench (2009).Blench, Roger. 2009. The Maya (Yendang) languages.
Maya (Yendang) Bali, Kpasham Waka, Yendang (incl. Kusheki), Yoti Teme Gengle, Kugama, Kumba (Sate, Yofo)
Names and locations Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).
Language Branch Cluster Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym(s) Other names (location-based) Other names for language Exonym(s) Speakers Location(s) Notes Mumuye cluster Mumuye Mumuye 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs Bali Yendang Ị̀báalí Ɓalo, Máyá 1,000 (SIL) Taraba State, Numan LGA, at Bali, a single village south of Jalingo Kpasam Yendang Passam, Kpasham Nyisam Adamawa State, Numan LGA, one village only, south of Jalingo Yendang Yendang Yendam, Yandang, Yundum, Nyandang 8,100 (1952); 10,000 (1973 SIL) Adamawa State, Numan, Mayo Belwa, and Karim Lamido LGAs Yoti Yendang Yoti Adamawa State, Numan LGA Kugama-Gengle Yendang Kugamma, Gengle Wegam Wegele Small Adamawa State, Fufore LGA no data Teme Yendang Temme Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa and Fufore LGAs no data Waka Yendang Adamawa State, Fufore, Mayo Belwa LGAs no data Kumba Yendang Sate, Yofo Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa LGA no data
See also Yendang word lists (Wiktionary)
References
Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)