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Ngizim language

Chadic language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ngizim (also known as Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin) is a Chadic language spoken by the Ngizim people in Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

NativetoNigeria
Native speakers
(80,000 cited 1993)[1]
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Ngizim
Native toNigeria
RegionYobe State
Native speakers
(80,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngi
Glottologngiz1242
ELPNgizim
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Ngizim alphabet[10]
Uppercase ƎABƁC DƊEFG HIJKL
Lowercase ǝabɓc dɗefg hijkl
Uppercase MNOPR R̃STUV WYʼY Z
Lowercase mnopr r̃stuv wyʼy z
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The digraphs dl, sh, tl, zh are also used.

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