Kagoma language

Gyong
	Kagoma
	Gyong
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Native speakers	25,000 (2000)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Gyongic ? Gyong; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kdm
Glottolog	kago1247[2]

Gyong (otherwise known as Kagoma by the Hausa), is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Gwong people, whose indigenous homeland is in Jema'a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Names of the Gyong dialect include: Minbeyk (meaning-I am contented), Jebnum (meaning-God's protection), Yimi (meaning-Love) etc.

References

Gyong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kagoma". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[e18-1] Gyong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kagoma". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.