Jimi language (Nigeria)

Jimi
Jimi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1995)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Barawa (B.3) Boghom Jimi; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Zumo;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jmi
Glottolog	jimi1255
ELP	Jimi (Nigeria)

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.^[2]

NativetoNigeria

RegionBauchi State

Native speakers

(1,000 cited 1995)^[1]

Language family

Afro-Asiatic

Chadic
- West Chadic
  - Barawa (B.3)
    - Boghom
      - Jimi

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Jimi language (Nigeria)

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