Jiba language

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Jiba
Kona
Jukun Wurkum
Native to Nigeria
RegionNortheastern Taraba State and western Adamawa State
EthnicityBajibaro
Native speakers
~20 (2011) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 juo
Glottolog jiba1237
ELP Jiba

Jiba (also Kona, Jukun Wurkum) is a critically endangered Jukunoid language of Nigeria.

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References

  1. Jiba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg