Yom also known as Pilapila or Kiliŋa or Kilir or Kpila is a language spoken in Djougou town of Benin by the Yom people.
Yom language has approximately 350,000 native speakers.
The language has 4 dialects; Pila, Tangba, Tangerem and Taneka.
Note: The sounds w do not occur in Yom language.
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