Iyive language

Iyive
Uive
Native toCameroon, Nigeria
RegionSouth West(s) within the above country(s)
EthnicityNdir defined by the language
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1996)
Official status
Official language in
Cameroon, Nigeria
Regulated byLanguage Academy
Language codes
ISO 639-3uiv Iyive
Glottologiyiv1238  Iyive
Zone A
ELPIyive

Iyive, also referred to as Uive, Yiive, Ndir, Asumbos, is a severely endangered Bantoid language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. The ethnic group defined by use of this language is the Ndir.