Pyem language

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Pyem
Pyam, Fyam, Fyem
Native to Nigeria
Region Plateau State
Ethnicity Pyem people
Native speakers
(31,000 cited 1996 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pym
Glottolog fyam1238
ELP Fyem
Lang Status 40-SE.svg
Pyem is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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]

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Revitalization efforts

Most Pyem youths no longer speak the language. [4]

In 2018, the Ba-Pyam Azonci Association with support from some U.S. partners, commissioned the publication of books in Pyem to save it from going extinct. Examples of such books are Shalai na Waari na DePyam, "Reading and Writing in Pyem"; Beer, Kwor, Na Cikam Arye, "Relationship, Counting, Proverbs, Names, and Directions"; etc. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Pyem at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  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.
  4. ↑ "Pyam Dictionary". SIL International . Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Adama, Dickson S. (November 8, 2018). "Pyam Nation Moves To Revive Language, Publishes Books In Mother Tongue". Jos . Retrieved June 18, 2024.

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