Njem language

Njem (Njyem) is a Bantu language of Congo and Cameroon. Speakers are mostly (85%) monolingual, and many Baka Pygmies speak Njema as a second language.

NativetoCameroon, Republic of Congo

Native speakers

(undated figure of 7,000)^[1]
4,400 in Cameroon (2005)^[2]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

• Atlantic–Congo
  • Benue–Congo
    • Bantu (Zone A)
      • Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90)
        • Ndzem–Bomwali
          • Njemic
            • Njem

ISO 639-3njy

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Njem
Njyem
Native to	Cameroon, Republic of Congo
Native speakers	(undated figure of 7,000)[1] 4,400 in Cameroon (2005)[2]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantu (Zone A) Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90) Ndzem–Bomwali Njemic Njem
Language codes
ISO 639-3	njy
Glottolog	njye1238
Guthrie code	A.84[3]
A map of the Makaa–Njem languages with Njem in light blue.

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