Nyam language

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Nyam
Native to Nigeria
Region Taraba State
Native speakers
100 (2006) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nmi
Glottolog nyam1285

Nyam (also known as Nyambolo) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in one village in Nigeria. [1]

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