Yom language

Yom
Yom
Pila
Native to	Benin
Region	Atakora, Borgou
Ethnicity	70,000 Temba people, 230,000 Yoba people, Yoa-Lokpa people
speakers	L1: 240,000 (2021); L1: 150,000 (2021) ; No monolinguals speakers
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Yom–Nawdm Yom; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Tangerem; Yom;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pil
Glottolog	yomm1242

Yom, or Pilapila, and formerly Kiliŋa or Kilir, is a Gur language of Benin. It is spoken in the town of Djougou and the surrounding area by the Yoa-Lokpa people. A very closely related dialect called taŋgələm is also spoken by the Taneka people.

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