Hya language

Hya
Hya
Native to	Cameroon, Nigeria
Region	Far North Province and neighboring Nigeria
Native speakers	3,000 (2002–2008)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Bura–Higi Higi (A.3) Hya; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hya
Glottolog	hyaa1239

Hya is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and neighboring regions of Nigeria.¹

Distribution

The Hya language is spoken only in Amsa, a locality situated about 10 km south of Rumsiki where Psikya is spoken, on the border with Nigeria (Mogodé commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region). It may be the same as the "Higi" dialect Ghyá as listed by R. Mohrlang.²

Classification

Higi (spoken in Nigeria), Psikya, and Hya are three distinct but close languages belonging to the Margi group of languages.²

Notes

Hya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.

[e18-1] Hya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[ALCAM2012-2] Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.

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