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ISO 639-3 · pympym
Niger–Congo family

Fyam

Fyam is a language of the East Plateau branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Plateau language spoken in Nigeria”.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
pym
Glottocode
fyam1238
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameFyam
Also calledFyem, Fyam, Pyam, Pyem language

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Fyam

The branches above Fyam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch29Plateaubranch3East PlateaubranchpymFyamlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

Also spoken in Nigeria

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication