Atsam language

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Atsam
Cawai
Native to Nigeria
Region Kaduna State and Plateau State
Ethnicity Atsam
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1982) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cch
Glottolog atsa1241
Tsam [2]
PersonTsam
PeopleAtsam
CountryYinatsam [3]

Atsam (Tyap: Tsamyia̱, Hausa: Chawai, Cawai, Chawe), is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Atsam people, mainly found in Kauru LGA of Kaduna State [3] and Bassa LGA of Plateau State, [4] Middle Belt, Nigeria.

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References

  1. Atsam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. 1 2 "Atsam (African people)". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. "Bassa Local Government Area". Plateau State Government. Retrieved January 6, 2024.