Pyam

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Fem, Fyam, Fyem, Genawa, Gyem, Gyema, Paiem, Pem, Pyem

Pyam

31,000 (1996 census).

Plateau state: Barkin Ladi, Jos, and Mangu LGAs.

Language Maps

8a (Moribund).

None known. Reportedly most similar to Horom [hoe]. Chadic influence.

In some villages, used by youth only in special contexts. Home, village. Shifted to Hausa [hau]. Used as L2 by Bijim [jbm].

50% of youth read haltingly in Hausa [hau]. Radio. Grammar.

Latin script [Latn], in development.

Muslim, Christian.