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Njem language

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.

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Njem
Njyem
Native toCameroon, Republic of Congo
Native speakers
(undated figure of 7,000)1
4,400 in Cameroon (2005)2
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3njy
Glottolognjye1238
A.843
A map of the Makaa–Njem languages with Njem in light blue.

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.

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References

  1. Njem at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon
  2. Njem language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  3. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online