Jilbe (also known as Zoulbou) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in a single village in Borno State, Nigeria. It is also called Zoulbou.[1]
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Borno State |
Native speakers | 100 (1999)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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ISO 639-3 | jie |
Glottolog | jilb1238 |
ELP | Jilbe |
It is spoken in Jilbe town, across the Cameroon border from Dabanga town.[1]
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