Njem language

{{Short description|Bantu language of Congo and Cameroon}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Njem

| altname = Njyem

| nativename =

| pronunciation =

| states = Cameroon, Republic of Congo

| ethnicity =

| speakers = 7,000

| date = no date

| ref = e16

| speakers2 = 4,400 in Cameroon (2005){{e25|njy}}

| 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.

References

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{{Languages of Cameroon}}

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Category:Makaa-Njem languages

Category:Languages of Cameroon

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