Nzanyi language
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 the 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[2] |
| Person | Nzangi[3] |
|---|---|
| People | Nzanyi |
Notes
- Nzanyi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nzanyi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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