Yigha language

Yigha
Leyigha
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Ethnicity	Ayigha
Native speakers	(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)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Leyigha". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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 Ukpet-Ehom

Ibibio-Efik	Annang Efik Eket Ibeno Ibibio

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

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