Fyam
Fyam is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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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.
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Words in Fyam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 5et* | |
| name | disa* | |
| eye | didis* | |
| ear | hutoN* | |
| nose | duwol* | |
| tooth | diyin* | |
| tongue | diles* | |
| hand | hubo* | |
| blood | bai* | |
| bone | huhup* | |
| skin | hutom* | |
| knee | durum* | |
| breast | moma* | |
| liver | duzo* | |
| water | wínì | |
| fire | la* | |
| sun | wi* | |
| star | didiar* | |
| stone | diCaN* | |
| mountain | gya* | |
| tree | kon* | |
| leaf | SuwaN* | |
| night | hatuk* | |
| dog | has* | |
| fish | gwaSi* | |
| louse | min* | |
| one | kyen* | |
| two | por* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | we* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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