Jijili language
Jijili | |
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Tanjijili | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Niger State |
Native speakers | 8,500 Jijili proper (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | uji – inclusive codeIndividual code: vki – Ija-Zuba |
Glottolog | tanj1247 Tanjijiliijaz1238 Ija-Zuba |
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.
Two languages or dialects, Koro-Zuba and Koro-Ija, are said to be "nearly intelligible" with Jijili, but no data is available.[2]
References
- ^ Jijili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ija-Zuba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Blench (2008) Prospecting proto-Plateau. Manuscript.