Yom is member of the Northern Gur branch of Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about 450,000 people in the northwest of Benin, particularly in Natitingou, Kouande and Péhonko in the Atacora Department, in N'Dali in the Borgou Department, and in and around Djougou in the Donga Department. It is spoken mainly by the Yowa people, and also by the Tamba people.
Yom is also known as Pila, Kpilakpila or Pilapila, and used to be known as Kiliŋa or Kilir. There are two dialects: Yom and Tangwerem. It is officially recognised as a minority language in Benin, and is written with the Latin alphabet.
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Information about Yom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_(langue)
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/pil
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/pila.html
https://www.appbrain.com/app/yom-bible/com.bible.benin.yom
Berba, Birifor (Northern), Birifor (Southern), Buli, Dagaare, Dagbani, Frafra, Gourmanchéma, Hanga, Kabiye, Kasem, Konkomba, Kulango, Kusaal, Láá Láá Bwamu, Lukpa, Mampruli, Mbelime, Moba, Mossi, Nateni, Nawdm, Ngangam, Ntcham, Paasaal, Safaliba, Sisaali, Tammari, Tem, Tumulung Sisaala, Turka, Vagla, Waama, Western Sisaala, Yom
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 13.05.25. Last modified: 16.05.25
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