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Denya

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: anv

Population	11,200 (1982 SIL).
Region	South West Province, Manyu Division, central and south Akwaya Subdivision; north Mamfe Central Subdivision. Partially in Takamanda Forest Reserve.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 172
Alternate names	Agnang, Anyah, Anyan, Anyang, Eyan, Nyang, Obonya, Takamanda
Dialects	Basho, Bitieku, Takamanda, Bajwo. Dialect subgrouping. Kendem [kvm] is linguistically between Denya [anv] and Kenyang [ken]. Lexical similarity: 70%–80% among dialects.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Mamfe
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1998–2000.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABANGMA, Samson Negbo, author. 1987. Modes in Dényá Discourse.  

ANDERSON, Heidi R.; KRÜGER, Susanne, authors. 2004. "A rapid appraisal (RA) survey of Kendem."  

BEYER, Gregory L., compiler. 1999. Denya word list: a preliminary word list based on the SIL Comparative African Word List.  

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1989. Review of: Modes in Dényá discourse, by Samson Negbo Abangma.

MBUAGBAW, Tanyi Eyong, author. 1995. Denya tone orthography.  

MBUAGBAW, Tanyi Eyong, author. 1996. Denya phonology.  

MBUAGBAW, Tanyi Eyong, author. 1999. Denya segmental phonology.  

MBUAGBAW, Tanyi Eyong, author. 2002. "The Denya noun class system."

SEGUIN, Lawrence, author. 1998. A preliminary stratificational analysis of some Denya (ALCAM 882) morphological and syntactic structures.  

Vernacular Publications

Dema gí dɔɔ́ mánsáme ne mánjɔɔ́ge Denya. 2002.

Denya: Degyi manjɔ́gé ne mansámé Denya. 1998.

Gefɔɔ́ ɛyigé ɔ́pyɛ ne mesáre ɛbyɛ né mmu gepú jyɛ́ = How to treat diarrhoea at home . 2008.

Ŋwɛ mámpáné unó. 2002.