Hya language

{{Infobox language

|name=Hya

|states=Cameroon, Nigeria

|region=Far North Province and neighboring Nigeria

|speakers={{sigfig|2940|1}}

|date=2002–2008

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Afro-Asiatic

|fam2=Chadic

|fam3=Biu–Mandara

|fam4=Bura–Higi

|fam5=Higi (A.3)

|iso3=hya

|glotto=hyaa1239

|glottorefname=Hya

}}

Hya is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and neighboring regions of Nigeria.

Distribution

The Hya language is spoken only in Amsa, a locality situated about 10 km south of Rumsiki where Psikya is spoken, on the border with Nigeria (Mogodé commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region). It may be the same as the "Higi" dialect Ghyá as listed by R. Mohrlang.{{cite book|editor-last=Binam Bikoi|editor-first=Charles|date=2012|title=Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)|trans-title=Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon|volume=1: Inventaire des langues|language=fr|location=Yaoundé|publisher=CERDOTOLA|series=Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC)|isbn=9789956796069}}

Classification

Higi (spoken in Nigeria), Psikya, and Hya are three distinct but close languages belonging to the Margi group of languages.

Notes

Category:Biu-Mandara languages

Category:Languages of Cameroon

Category:Languages of Nigeria