Native to Nigeria, Cameroon ISO 639-3 kgt | Native speakers 15 (2000) Glottolog somy1238 | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Mambiloid
Mambila–Konja
Mambila–Vute
Kamkam languages
Somyev | ||
Somyev (Somyewe), also known as Kila ("blacksmith" in Fulfulde), is a nearly extinct Mambiloid language of two villages, one in Nigeria and one in Cameroon, that is spoken by a caste of blacksmiths that live among the Mambila. Although the language is still used for daily communication, the youngest generation of speakers were born in the 1950s. Transmission of the language ceased when the profession of blacksmithing lost its social status, partly due to imports of foreign tools.
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