Jimi language (Nigeria)
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Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria
Not to be confused with Jimi language (Cameroon).
| Jimi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jmi |
| Glottolog | jimi1255 |
| ELP | Jimi (Nigeria) |
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.[2]
Notes
- ^ Jimi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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