Fali language

Fali language

language
name=Fali
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
states=Nigeria
region=Adamawa State
speakers=20,000 (1990)
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Chadic
fam3=Biu-Mandara
fam4=A
fam5=A.8
iso3=fli

Fali (also known as Fali of Mubi, Fali of Muchella, Vimtim, Yimtim) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in the Mubi and Michika LGAs. Dialects are Bween, Huli, Madzarin, and Vin. [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

Notes

References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=fli Ethnologue entry for Fali]


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