Yendang language spoken in Nigeria
| Kpasam | |
|---|---|
| Nyesam | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa state |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 3,000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pbn |
| Glottolog | kpas1242 |
| Sàm | |
|---|---|
| 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 ※, their ethnic group as Isam ※, and their territory as Asam ※. The Nyesam language is spoken in the: villages of Kpasham, "Dakli," and Dem.
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
References※
- ^ Kpasam at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ^ Villa, Eveling. Nyesam. AdaGram.
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