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| pronunciation = [ˈɲamu]
 
| pronunciation = [ˈɲamu]
| states = eastern Nkungu, southern [[Khobeh]]
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| states = [[Khobeh]]
 
| ethnicity = [[Nyamu people|Nyamu]]
 
| ethnicity = [[Nyamu people|Nyamu]]
 
| speakers =xxx
 
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'''Nyamu''' ([ˈɲamu]) is a Juru language native to the Nyamu people of eastern Nkungu. It is one of the official languages in [[Khobeh]].
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'''Nyamu''' (/ˈɲámú/) is a [[Juru]] language native to the [[Nyamu people]] of eastern [[Nkungu]], and one of the official languages of [[Khobeh]]. While majority of Nyamu speakers are of Nyamu ethnicity, most populations of Hlong, Gara, and Nganka people, among others, also speak Nyamu as a second language. Out of the Juru languages, Nyamu is most closely related to the Hlong language spoken in northern Khobeh. Being the widest spoken Juru language, it is used as a lingua franca within the eastern Nkungu area.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 13:54, 1 December 2021

Nyamu
Nyamu
Pronunciation[ˈɲamu]
Native toKhobeh
EthnicityNyamu
Native speakers
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Official status
Official language in
Khobeh

Nyamu (/ˈɲámú/) is a Juru language native to the Nyamu people of eastern Nkungu, and one of the official languages of Khobeh. While majority of Nyamu speakers are of Nyamu ethnicity, most populations of Hlong, Gara, and Nganka people, among others, also speak Nyamu as a second language. Out of the Juru languages, Nyamu is most closely related to the Hlong language spoken in northern Khobeh. Being the widest spoken Juru language, it is used as a lingua franca within the eastern Nkungu area.

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