Miya language

Miya (Miyawa) is a Chadic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. It is also referred to as "vә́na mίy" translating to "mouth of miy". There are approximately 5,000 speakers of Miya. It is related to languages such as Hausa, which the Miya people sometimes borrow from.

Miya
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1995)
Language codes
ISO 639-3mkf
Glottologmiya1266
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