Jina (Zina) is an Afroasiatic language of Cameroon. The Muxule variety may be a distinct language.
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Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2004)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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ISO 639-3 | jia |
Glottolog | jina1244 |
Jina is spoken in Zina commune, located just to the south of Logone-Birni commune. Muxule is spoken in a few villages to the north of Logone-Birni (department of Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region) by 1,500 speakers. The people of Zina claim to understand Lagwan and Munjuk better than Muxule.[2]
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages |
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