Yom (language)
| Yom (Pilapila) | ||
|---|---|---|
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Spoken in |
Benin | |
| speaker | 74,000 (2001) | |
| Linguistic classification |
Niger-Congo
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
pil |
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The language Yom (ISO 639-3: pil) is a Gur- Oti-Volta language and thus also a representative of the Niger-Congo language family ; besides the Nawdm [nmz] it is one of the two languages from the subgroup of the Yom-Nawdm languages.
The Yom is spoken by a total of 74,000 people in the Benin province of Atakora around the city of Djougou . The language is also known by the names kpilakpila , pila, and pilapila , which is the name given to the ethnic group who speak this language. But also some Temba and Yoba speak the language.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ pil
- ↑ (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001)
- ↑ Ethnologue (16th)