Jimi (Cameroon)
Djimi; Jimjimen; 'Um Falin; Bi-Gimu;
Afro-Asiatic; Chadic; Biu-Mandara
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"According to the Ethnologue (SIL), in 1982 the Jimi-speaking population numbered 3,500. The Catholic priest who lives in Bourrah estimates the present total population to be 2,500. Self-reporting during our group interviews in two villages revealed there to be about 600 residents in Mijimi and 800 in Mbola."
2002
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Cameroon
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"The Jimi language is spoken in seven villages in the Bourrah subdivision of the Mayo-Tsanaga division [Far North, Cameroon]."
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"The Jimi language is spoken in seven villages in the Bourrah subdivision of the Mayo-Tsanaga division [Far North, Cameroon]."
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"In order to communicate with those of surrounding languages, Jimi speakers use Fulfulde, a language of wider communication. ... Jimi speakers share common origins with those of Gude, and they consider themselves to be one people with Gude speakers. They also share in celebrations with Gude speakers and frequently marry Gude speakers. ... Students use French for all aspects of schooling—that is, in-class instruction as well as during times of recreation."
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1992
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Bauchi State, Nigeria
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"Nigeria, Buachi State, Bauchi Division, Ganjuwa District, Jimi Village"
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"Nigeria, Buachi State, Bauchi Division, Ganjuwa District, Jimi Village"
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Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1982).
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- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- World Oral Literature Project"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.http://www.oralliterature.org
- A rapid appraisal survey of Jimi, a language of Cameroon (Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Far North Province)Edward Brye, Elizabeth Brye and Engelbert Domche Teko. 2002. "A Rapid Appraisal Survey of Jimi, a Language of Cameroon (Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Far North Province)." SIL International. Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2002/SILESR2002-038.pdf.http://www.sil.org/silesr/2002/SILESR2002-038.pdf
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)http://www.ethnologue.com/
- Barawa Lexicon: A wordlist of eight South Bauchi (West Chadic) languages: Boghom, Buli, Dott, Geji, Jimi, Polci, Sayanci and ZulCosper, Ronald. 1999. "Barawa Lexicon: A Wordlist of Eight South Bauchi (West Chadic) Languages: Boghom, Buli, Dott, Geji, Jimi, Polci, Sayanci and Zul." 39: München: Lincom.
- The Wadi Howar diaspora -- linking linguistic diffusion to palaeoclimatological and archaeological findingsDimmendaal, Gerrit J. 2007. "The Wadi Howar Diaspora -- Linking Linguistic Diffusion To Palaeoclimatological and Archaeological Findings." In Atlas of Cultural and Environmental Change in Arid Africa, edited by Olaf Bubenzer et al.. 148-150. Cologne: Heinrich-Barth-Institut.
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