- ^ Kpasam at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ^ Villa, Eveling. Nyesam. AdaGram.
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| Indigenous languages | |
| Sign languages | |
| Immigrant languages | |
| Scripts | |
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| Leko–Nimbari |
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| Bambukic |
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| Kpasam | |
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| Nyesam | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa state |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 3,000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pbn |
| Glottolog | kpas1242 |
| Sàm | |
|---|---|
| People | ísàm |
| Language | ɲé sàm |
| Country | ásàm |
Kpasam (Kpasham; Nyesam) is an Adamawa language of Demsa LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
The speakers refer to their language as Nyesam [ɲé sàm], their ethnic group as Isam [ísàm], and their territory as Asam [ásàm]. The Nyesam language is spoken in the villages of Kpasham, Dakli, and Dem.[2]
| Official languages | |
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| National languages | |
| Recognised languages | |
| Indigenous languages | |
| Sign languages | |
| Immigrant languages | |
| Scripts | |
| Waja–Kam | |||||||||||||
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| Leko–Nimbari |
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| Bambukic |
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| Mbum–Day |
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| Others | |||||||||||||