Yom language

Yom
Pila
Native toBenin
RegionAtakora, Borgou[1]
Ethnicity70,000 Temba people, 230,000 Yoba people, Yoa-Lokpa people[1]
speakersL1: 240,000 (2021)[1]
L1: 150,000 (2021)[1]
No monolinguals speakers[1]
Dialects
  • Tangerem
  • Yom
Latin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3pil
Glottologyomm1242

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e Yom at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon