Nzanyi language
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| Nzanyi | |
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| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (86,000 cited ca. 1993)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nja |
| Glottolog | nzan1240 |
Nzanyi (also known as Njanyi, Nzangi, Njai, Njeny, Zani, Zany, Jeng, Jenge, Njei, Njeing, Kobotshi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in the Maiha LGA, and along the border in Cameroon. Dialects are Dede, Hoode, Lovi, Magara, Maiha, Mutidi, Nggwoli, Paka, and Rogede.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Nzanyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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