Kenyang also known as Nyang or Banyang or Manyang or Banjangi is a language spoken in Manyu and Meme departments of the Southwest Region of Cameroon by the Bayangi people.
It belongs to the Mamfe group of languages .
Kenyang language has approximately 1,000,000 native speakers.
The language has 3 dialects; Bakoni, Lower Kenyang and Upper Kenyang.
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