Zizilivakan (Ziziliveken, Ziliva, Àmzírív), also known as Fali of Jilbu and Ulan Mazhilvən, is a Chadic language spoken in Cameroon in Far North Province and neighboring Nigeria. It is one of several in the area that go by the name Fali.
Zizilivakan | |
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Fali of Jilbu | |
Ulan Mazhilvən | |
Native to | Cameroon, Nigeria |
Region | Far North Province; Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2010)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ziz |
Glottolog | zizi1238 |
ELP | Zizilivakan |
Zizilivékén is spoken in Cameroon by only a few hundred people (Crozier and Blench 1992), near the border with Nigeria. It is spoken west of Guili (Bourrha commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region). It is also spoken in Nigeria around the town of Jilvu. In Cameroon, it is not spoken as much as in Nigeria.[2]
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages |
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