Jijili language
| Jijili | |
|---|---|
| Tanjijili | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | 8,500 Jijili proper (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:uji – Tanjijilivkz – Koro Zubavkn – Koro Nulu |
| Glottolog | tanj1247 Tanjijiliijaz1238 Ija-Zuba |
| Jijili[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | Ujijili |
| People | Ajijili |
| Language | Tanjijili |
The Jijili language, Tanjijili, also known as Ujijili, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is one of several languages which go by the name Koro.
 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2021) |
Two languages or dialects, Koro-Ija and Koro-Zuba (collectively known as Ija-Zuba) are said to be "nearly intelligible" with Jijili, but no language data exists.[3]
References
- ^ Tanjijili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Koro Zuba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Koro Nulu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. Manuscript.