Zizilivakan language
Chadic language of Cameroon and Nigeria
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Zizilivakan (Ziziliveken, Ziliva, Àmzírív), also known as Fali of Jilbu and Ulan Mazhilvən, is a Chadic language spoken in Cameroon in Far North Province and neighboring Nigeria. It is one of several in the area that go by the name Fali.
RegionFar North Province; Adamawa State
Native speakers
6,000 (2010)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- Bata (A.8)
- Zizilivakan
- Bata (A.8)
- Biu–Mandara
| Zizilivakan | |
|---|---|
| Fali of Jilbu | |
| Ulan Mazhilvən | |
| Native to | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Region | Far North Province; Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2010)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ziz |
| Glottolog | zizi1238 |
| ELP | Zizilivakan |
Zizilivékén is spoken in Cameroon by only a few hundred people (Crozier and Blench 1992), near the border with Nigeria. It is spoken west of Guili (Bourrha commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region). It is also spoken in Nigeria around the town of Jilvu. In Cameroon, it is not spoken as much as in Nigeria.[2]
