Pyem Language

Pyem
Pyem
Pyam, Fyam
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Ethnicity	Pyem people
Native speakers	(31,000 cited 1996 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau East Pyem; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pym
Glottolog	fyam1238
ELP	Fyem

Pyem (Pyam, Gye; Hausa: Fyam, Fyem) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the people of Pyem Chiefdom with headquarters in Gindiri.^[2] Pyem is one of the indigenous languages spoken in Mangu LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria.^[3]

References

^ Pyem at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Nanmwa, Golok. "Gov Lalong approves the creation of new chiefdoms in Plateau". Viewpoint Nigeria. Jos. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
^ "Mangu Local Government Area". Plateau State.gov. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

Blench, Roger. 2010. Plural verbs in the languages of Central Nigeria.

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[e25-1] Pyem at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Nanmwa, Golok. "Gov Lalong approves the creation of new chiefdoms in Plateau". Viewpoint Nigeria. Jos. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

[3] "Mangu Local Government Area". Plateau State.gov. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

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