Jimi language (Nigeria)
Not to be confused with Jimi language (Cameroon).
| Jimi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria | 
| Region | Bauchi State | 
| Native speakers | 1,000 (1995)[1] | 
| Dialects | 
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jmi | 
| Glottolog | jimi1255[2] | 
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.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Jimi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Jimi (Nigeria)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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