| Pyem | |
|---|---|
| Pyam, Fyam, Fyem | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
| Ethnicity | Pyem people |
Native speakers | (31,000 cited 1996 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pym |
| Glottolog | fyam1238 |
| ELP | Fyem |
 Pyem is classified as Severely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Pyem (Pyam, Gye;Hausa: Fyam, Fyem) is aPlateau language ofNigeria. It is spoken by the people of Pyem Chiefdom with headquarters inGindiri.[2] Pyem is one of the indigenous languages spoken inMangu LGA,Plateau State, Nigeria.[3]
Most Pyem youths no longer speak the language.[4]
In 2018, the Ba-Pyam Azonci Association with support from someU.S. partners, commissioned the publication of books in Pyem to save it from going extinct. Examples of such books areShalai na Waari na DePyam, "Reading and Writing in Pyem";Beer, Kwor, Na Cikam Arye, "Relationship, Counting, Proverbs, Names, and Directions"; etc.[5]
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