Hyam

1. Classification / Classification

Linguistic lineage:

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Western, Northwestern, Hyamic (Ethnologue)

Alternate name: Jaba

2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique

Hyam is spoken by the Hyam people of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. Specifically, it spoken in Jaba LGA, Kaduna State. (Zitt)

3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs

According to the Ethnologue, the Hyam were estimated to number 100,000 in 1994. If one were to use an annual growth rate figure of 3% for Kaduna State (Nigeria 2006 Census), then the Hyam can be estimated to be well over 140,000 in number.

4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte

5. Usage / Utilisation

One of several broadcast languages of the Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation (KSBC), Kafanchan (Zitt)

6. Orthography / Orthographe

6.1 Status / Statut

6.2 Sample Alphabet / Alphabet exemple

A A B C D DZ E E F G GB GH H HW HYW I J K KH KP M N NG NY P R S SH T TH THN TS V W Y YW Z ZH (Zitt)

7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC

7.1 Fonts / Polices

7.2 Keyboards / Claviers

a) Keyboard Layouts / Dispositions de clavier

b) Production Keyboards / Claviers de production

7.3 Content on computers & internet / Contenu en informatique et sur l'Internet

7.4 Localized software / Logiciels localisés

7.5 Codes / Codes

• ISO 639-1:
• ISO 639-2:
• ISO/DIS 639-3: jab

7.6 Other / Autre

8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation

8.1 Individuals (experts) / Individuelles (experts)

8.2 Institutions / Institutions

Fantsuam Foundation, http://fantsuam.org

8.3 On the internet / Sur la toile

Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net

9. Comments / Remarques

10. References / Références

Ethnologue page for Tsam: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=jab

Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net

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