Kpasam language explained

Kpasam
Also Known As:Nyesam
Speakers:3,000
Date:no date
Ref:e15
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Iso3:pbn
Glotto:kpas1242
Glottorefname:Kpasam
People:ísàm
Language:ɲé sàm
Country:ásàm
Root:Sàm

Kpasam (Kpasham; Nyesam) is an Adamawa language of Demsa LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

The speakers refer to their language as Nyesam [ɲé sàm], their ethnic group as Isam [ísàm], and their territory as Asam [ásàm]. The Nyesam language is spoken in the villages of Kpasham, Dakli, and Dem.[1]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Villa, Eveling. Nyesam. AdaGram.