ISO 639-3 · jabjab
Niger–Congo family
Hyam
Hyam is a language of the Benue–Congo branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 300,000 speakers (2014). Wikidata describes it as “Niger-Congo language spoken in central Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
jab- Glottocode
hyam1245- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Hyam |
|---|---|
| Also called | Hyam language, jab, Jaba |
| All speakers | 300,000 (2014) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Hyam
The branches above Hyam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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