Hya language

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Hya
Native to Cameroon, Nigeria
Region Far North Province and neighboring Nigeria
Native speakers
3,000 (2002–2008) [1]
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hya
Glottolog hyaa1239

Hya is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and neighboring regions of Nigeria. [1]

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Distribution

The Hya language is spoken only in Amsa, a locality situated about 10 km south of Rumsiki where Psikya is spoken, on the border with Nigeria (Mogodé commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region). It may be the same as the "Higi" dialect Ghyá as listed by R. Mohrlang. [2]

Classification

Higi (spoken in Nigeria), Psikya, and Hya are three distinct but close languages belonging to the Margi group of languages. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Hya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)[Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Volume 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN   9789956796069.|volume= has extra text (help)


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