Pyem language

Pyem
Pyam, Fyam, Fyem
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
EthnicityPyem people
Native speakers
(31,000 cited 1996 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3pym
Glottologfyam1238
ELPFyem
Pyem is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Pyem (Pyam, Gye; Hausa: Fyam, Fyem) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the people of Pyem Chiefdom with headquarters in Gindiri. Pyem is one of the indigenous languages spoken in Mangu LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria.