Njem | |
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Njyem | |
Native to | Cameroon, Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 3,500 in Congo)[1] 4,400 in Cameroon (2005)[2] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | njy |
Glottolog | njye1238 |
A.84 [3] | |
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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