Nzanyi (also known as Njanyi, Nzangi, Njai, Njeny, Zani, Zany, Jeng, Jenge, Njei, Njeing, Kobotshi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in Maiha LGA, and along the border in Cameroon. Dialects are Dede, Hoode, Lovi, Magara, Maiha, Mutidi, Nggwoli, Paka, and Rogede.[1]
| Nzanyi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (86,000 cited ca. 1993)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nja |
| Glottolog | nzan1240 |
| Person | Nzangi[2] |
|---|---|
| People | Nzanyi |
In Cameroon, Njanyi is spoken near the Nigerian border in the Doumo area (Mayo-Oulo commune, Mayo-Louti department, and in Dembo and Basheo communes, Bénoué department, Northern Region) by about 9,000 speakers. It is mainly spoken in Nigeria.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Nzanyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
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