Jili language

Jili
Jili
Lijili
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nassarawa State
Native speakers	40,000 (2006)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau South Jilic Jili; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mgi
Glottolog	liji1238

Jili (Lijili) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is one of several languages which go by the ambiguous name Koro.

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Native speakers

40,000 (2006)^[1]

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Due to 19th-century slave raids, Jili speakers are scattered across different areas of central Nigeria.^[3]

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Jili
Lijili
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Nassarawa State
Native speakers	40,000 (2006)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau South Jilic Jili
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mgi`
Glottolog	`liji1238`