South Giziga language

South Giziga language

language
name=South Giziga
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
states=Cameroon
region=Far North Province
speakers=60,000 (1991)
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Chadic
fam3=Biu-Mandara
fam4=A
fam5=A.5
iso3=giz

South Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Mi Mijivin, Muturami, and Rum. [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

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References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=giz Ethnologue entry for South Giziga]


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