Nyima language

Nyima
Lenyima
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Ethnicity	Anyima
Native speakers	13,000 (2006)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Central East–West Mbembe–Legbo Nyima
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ldg`
Glottolog	`leny1238`^[2]

People	Anyima
Language	Lenyima

The Nyima language, known as Lenyima or after the people as Anyima, is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria.

References

↑ Nyima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Lenyima". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Cross River languages

Central Delta

Ogoni languages

Upper Cross River

North-South	Gwune Humono Kele Oring Ubaghara Umon Zekwe

East-West	Ikom Legbo Lokaa Lubila Mbembe Nkukoli Nyima Yigha

Others	Agoi Doko Dorop Iyongiyong Kiong Odut Ukpet-Ehom

Lower Cross River

Ibibio-Efik	Annang Efik Eket Ibeno Ibibio

Others	Ebughu Enwang-Uda Ibino Iko Ilue Obolo Okobo Oro Usaghade

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