Hyam language
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| Hyam | |
|---|---|
| Jabba | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State |
|
Native speakers
|
300,000 (2014)[1] |
| Dialects |
Hyam of Nok
Sait
Dzar
Yaat
Ankum
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jab |
| Glottolog | hyam1245[2] |
Hyam, or Jabba, is a regionally important dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria. Hyam of Nok is the prestige dialect. Blench (2008) treats it, Sait, and Dzar as distinct languages, and notes that Yaat and Ankun may also be separate.
References
- ↑ Hyam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.
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