Njem language

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Njem
Njyem
Native toCameroon, Republic of Congo
Native speakers
(undated figure of 3,500 in Congo)[1]
4,400 in Cameroon (2005)[2]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3njy
Glottolognjye1238
A.84[3]

Njem (Njyem) is a Bantu language of Congo and Cameroon. Speakers are mostly (85%) monolingual, and many Baka Pygmies speak Njema as a second language.

References

  1. ^ Njem at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Njem language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online