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Piya-Kwonci
Piya-Kwonci
Ambandi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	(5,000 cited 1992)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bole–Angas Bole–Tangale (A.2) Tangale (South) Piya-Kwonci; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Piya; Kwonci;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	piy
Glottolog	piya1245

Piya-Kwonci (Piya, Pia, Wurkum) is a minor West Chadic language cluster of Nigeria consisting of Piya and Kwonci.^[2] The autonym for the people is Ambandi.

References

↑ Piya-Kwonci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.

2. J. Adelberger "A Comprehensive Ethnographic Overview of the Muri Mountains (Northern Nigeria)", Mandaras Publishing 2024, Ramsgate, Kent (UK) (e-publication: https://www.mandaras.info/Muri-Mountains.html)

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[e18-1] Piya-Kwonci at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Muri-2] Adelberger, Jörg; Blench, Roger (2026). "The peopling of the Muri Mountains, Northern Nigeria: evidence from linguistics and ethnography". AAeO - Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. doi:10.18716/OJS/AAEO/2026_12031.

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