Jju language
| Bajju | |
|---|---|
| Kaje | |
| Jju | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State |
Native speakers | (300,000 cited 1988)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kaj |
| Glottolog | jjuu1238 |
| Jju[2] | |
|---|---|
| People | Ba̠jju |
| Language | Jju |
| Country | Ka̠jju |
Jju is the native language of the Bajju people of Kaduna State in central Nigeria. It is also locally known as "Kaje or Kache" (by the Hausas). As of 1988, there were approximately 300,000 speakers.[3] According to Blench (2008), Jju—with more speakers—appears to be a form of Tyap (although its speakers are ethnically distinct).[4]
Bajju is one of the Southern Kaduna languages.[3][5]
Distribution
Jju is spoken as a first language by the Bajju people in Zangon Kataf, Jema'a, Kachia, Kaura and Kaduna South Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. It is also spoken in neighbouring Atyap, Fantswam, Agworok, Ham, Adara, and other kin communities as a second or third language.[citation needed]
Numerals
- A̠yring
- A̠hwa
- A̠tat
- A̠naai
- A̠pfwon
- A̠kitat
- A̠tiyring
- A̠ninai
- A̠kumbvuyring
- Swak
- Swak bu a̠yring
- Swak bu a̠hwa
- Swak bu a̠tat
- Swak bu a̠naai
- Swak bu a̠pfwon
- Swak bu a̠kitat
- Swak bu a̠tiyring
- Swak bu a̠ninai
- Swak bu a̠kumbvuyring
- Nswak nhwa
- 30. Nswak ntat
- 40. Nswak nnaai
- 50. Nswak npfwon
- 60. Nswak a̠kitat
- 70. Nswak a̠tiyring
- 80. Nswak a̠ninai
- 90. Nswak a̠kumbvuyring
- 100. Cyi
- 1000. Cyikwop
References
- ^ Bajju at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ a b "Bajju". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ "Central Plateau languages". Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Glottolog 3.0 - Bajju". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.