Atsam language

Atsam
Cawai
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State and Plateau State
EthnicityAtsam
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1982)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cch
Glottologatsa1241
Tsam[2]
PersonTsam
PeopleAtsam
CountryYinatsam[3]

Atsam (Tyap: Tsamyia̱, Hausa: Chawai, Cawai, Chawe), is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Atsam people, mainly found in Kauru LGA of Kaduna State[3] and Bassa LGA of Plateau State,[4] Middle Belt, Nigeria.

  1. ^ Atsam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ a b "Atsam (African people)". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bassa Local Government Area". Plateau State Government. Retrieved January 6, 2024.