Jilbe language
Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria
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Jilbe (also known as Zoulbou) is a critically endangered, probably extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in a single village in Borno State, Nigeria. It is also called Zoulbou.[1]
NativetoNigeria
RegionBorno State
Native speakers
Last spoken by an elder man in 2006 (to a undated number of fewer than 20) (2008)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- Kotoko (B.1)
- (?)
- Jilbe
- (?)
- Kotoko (B.1)
- Biu–Mandara
| Jilbe | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno State |
Native speakers | Last spoken by an elder man in 2006 (to a undated number of fewer than 20) (2008)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jie |
| Glottolog | jilb1238 |
| ELP | Jilbe |
It is spoken in Jilbe town, across the Cameroon border from Dabanga town.[1]
