Pyem (Pyam, Gye;
Hausa: Fyam, Fyem) is a
Plateau language of
Nigeria. It is spoken by the people of Pyem Chiefdom with headquarters in
Gindiri. Pyem is one of the indigenous languages spoken in
Mangu LGA,
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
, Nigeria.
Revitalization efforts
Most Pyem youths no longer speak the language.
In 2018, the Ba-Pyam Azonci Association with support from some
U.S. partners, commissioned the publication of books in Pyem to save it from going extinct. Examples of such books are ''Shalai na Waari na DePyam'', "Reading and Writing in Pyem"; ''Beer, Kwor, Na Cikam Arye'', "Relationship, Counting, Proverbs, Names, and Directions"; etc.
References
External links
*Blench, Roger. 2010
Plural verbs in the languages of Central Nigeria
{{Platoid languages
Languages of Nigeria
East Plateau languages