Jina language
Chadic language spoken in Cameroon
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Jina (Zina) is an Afroasiatic language of Cameroon. The Muxule variety may be a distinct language.
NativetoCameroon
Native speakers
1,500 (2004)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- East–Central
- Mida’a
- Jina
- Mida’a
- East–Central
- Biu–Mandara
Dialects
- Muxule
| Jina | |
|---|---|
| Zina | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2004)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jia |
| Glottolog | jina1244 |
Jina is spoken in Zina commune, located just to the south of Logone-Birni commune. Muxule is spoken in a few villages to the north of Logone-Birni (department of Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region) by 1,500 speakers. The people of Zina claim to understand Lagwan and Munjuk better than Muxule.[2]
