Kpasam language
Yendang language spoken in Nigeria
Kpasam | |
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Nyesam | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Adamawa state |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 3,000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pbn |
Glottolog | kpas1242 |
Sàm | |
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People | ísàm |
Language | ɲé sàm |
Country | ásàm |
Kpasam (Kpasham; Nyesam) is an Adamawa language of Demsa LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
The speakers refer to their language as Nyesam [ɲé sàm], their ethnic group as Isam [ísàm], and their territory as Asam [ásàm]. The Nyesam language is spoken in the villages of Kpasham, Dakli, and Dem.[2]
Further reading
- Blench, Roger. 2009. The Maya (Yendang) languages.
- Villa, Eveling. 2019. Selected Nyesam documentation (with audio and video). Pangloss Collection: An archive for endangered languages.
- Yoder, Zachariah. 2009. Maya wordlists Kpasham (Adamawa), MPEG/X-WAV. PARADISEC. doi:10.4225/72/57029413DB1F7
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