Kami language

Kami is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State, Nigeria. Kami is spoken only in Ebo town, located to the south of Lapai. There are at most 500 speakers. Kami is closely related to Gupa and Dibo.

Not to be confused with Kami language (Tanzania).
Kami
Native toNigeria
RegionNiger State
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1992)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Nupoid
          • Nupe–Gbagyi
            • Nupe languages
              • Kami
Language codes
ISO 639-3kmi
Glottologkami1258
ELPKami (Nigeria)[2]

There is also a fishing group known as Kede (Kyadya, Kiadia, Kyedye) who speak the same language.[3]

References
  1. Kami at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Kami (Nigeria).
  3. Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list.


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