Fali of Mubi
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| Fali | |
|---|---|
| Fali of Mubi | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2010)[1] |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
Uroovin (Fali of Vimtim)
Bahuli (Fali of Bahuli)
Madzarin (Fali of Muchella)
Uramɓwiin (Fali of Bagira)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fli |
Fali, or Fali of Mubi after the local city, is an Chadic dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria, in Adamawa State in the Mubi and Michika LGAs. It is one of several languages in the area that go by the generic name Fali.
Varieties are:[2]
- Ɓween (Bagira). Autonyms Uramɓween (language), Cumɓween (people)
- Huli (Bahuli). Autonyms Urahuli (language), Huli, Hul (people)
- Madzarin (Muchella). Autonyms Ura Madzarin (language), Madzarin (people)
- Vin (Vimtim). Autonyms Uroovin (language), Uvin (people)
Notes
- ↑ Fali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Blench, An Atlas of Nigerian languages, ed. 3, 2004
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