Jimi language (Nigeria)
Not to be confused with Jimi language (Cameroon).
| Jimi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | 1,000 (1995)[1] |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
Zumo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
jmi |
| Glottolog |
jimi1255[2] |
Jimi (also known as Bi-Gimu) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jimi village in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Blench (2006) considers the Zumo (Jum) variety to be a separate language.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Jimi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Jimi (Nigeria)". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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