Yigha language

Yigha
Leyigha
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Ethnicity	Ayigha
Native speakers	unknown (10,000 cited 1989)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Central East–West Mbembe–Legbo Yigha
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ayi`
Glottolog	`leyi1238`^[2]

People	Ayigha
Language	Leyigha

The Yigha language, Leyigha' known after the people as Ayigha (Asiga), is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria.

References

↑ Yigha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Leyigha". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Cross River languages

Central Delta

Ogoni languages

Upper Cross River

North-South	Gwune Humono Kele Oring Ubaghara Umon Zekwe

East-West	Ikom Legbo Lokaa Lubila Mbembe Nkukoli Nyima Yigha

Others	Agoi Doko Dorop Iyongiyong Kiong Odut Ukpet-Ehom

Lower Cross River

Ibibio-Efik	Annang Efik Eket Ibeno Ibibio

Others	Ebughu Enwang-Uda Ibino Iko Ilue Obolo Okobo Oro Usaghade

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