Piya language

West Chadic language
Piya-Kwonci
Ambandi
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Dialects
  • Piya
  • Kwonci
Language codes
ISO 639-3piy
Glottologpiya1245

Piya-Kwonci (Piya, Pia, Wurkum) is a minor West Chadic language cluster of Nigeria consisting of Piya and Kwonci. The autonym for the people is Ambandi.

References

  1. ^ Piya-Kwonci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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