Also Known As:
Somyewe, Somyɛwɛ, Kila, Kilayen, Kila Yang, Somyiwe, Sombe, Sombə, Fur
Dialects & Varieties
An outline classification of the Mambiloid languages
Blench, Roger M. 1993. An outline classification of the Mambiloid languages. Journal of West African languages 23. 105-118.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The correct name of the people and language is Somyewe."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
"Spoken at the village of Kila Yang, some few kilometres west of Mayo Ndaga..."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Mambila
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Consonants in the Somyev Language
" slave" in the Somyev Language
This deposit consists of annotated audio recordings of two speakers of Somyev, spoken in Taraba Stat