Somyev language

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Somyev
Kila
Native to Nigeria
Native speakers
18  (2000)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Mambiloid
        • Mambila–Konja
          • Mambila–Vute
            • Kamkam languages
              • Somyev
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kgt

Somyev (Somyewe), also known as Kila, is a nearly extinct Mambiloid language of Nigeria, spoken by a caste of blacksmiths that live among the Mambila.

References

  1. Somyev reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)


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