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Jimi language (Nigeria)

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Native to
  
Nigeria

Native speakers
  
1,000 (1995)

ISO 639-3
  
jmi

Region
  
Bauchi State

Dialects
  
Zumo

Language family
  
Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Barawa (B.3) Boghom Jimi

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.

References

Jimi language (Nigeria) Wikipedia