Njem | |
Also Known As: | Njyem |
States: | Cameroon, Republic of Congo |
Speakers: | 3,500 in Congo |
Date: | no date |
Ref: | e15 |
Speakers2: | 4,400 in Cameroon (2005) |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantu (Zone A) |
Fam5: | Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90) |
Fam6: | Ndzem–Bomwali |
Fam7: | Njemic |
Iso3: | njy |
Glotto: | njye1238 |
Glottorefname: | Njyem |
Guthrie: | A.84 |
Map: | Maka-Njem ethnic groups.png |
Mapcaption: | A map of the Makaa–Njem languages with Njem in light blue. |
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.