Piya language

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Piya-Kwonci
Ambandi
Native to Nigeria
Region Bauchi State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1992) [1]
Dialects
  • Piya
  • Kwonci
Language codes
ISO 639-3 piy
Glottolog piya1245

Piya-Kwonci (Piya, Pia, Wurkum) is a minor West Chadic language cluster of Nigeria consisting of Piya and Kwonci. The autonym for the people is Ambandi.

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References

  1. Piya-Kwonci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)