Jina | |
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Zina | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2004) [1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | jia |
Glottolog | jina1244 |
Jina (Zina) is an Afroasiatic language of Cameroon. The Muxule variety may be a distinct language.
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]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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plain | labialized | |||||
Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | kʷ gʷ | ʔ |
Ejective | s’ | k’ | ||||
Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ||||
Fricative | f v | s z | x ɣ | xʷ ɣʷ | ||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||
Approximant | w | l , r | j |
Jina is analysed as only having two phonemic vowels; /a/ and /ə/. [4]
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