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 Cambap , Njerep , and Kasabe "[1].
Bibliography
- Connell, B. (1995). Dying Languages and the Complexity of the Mambiloid Group. Paper presented at the 25th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, Leiden.
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