Jiru language

Jiru
Jiru
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Taraba State
Native speakers	(3,400 cited 2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Jukunoid Central Wurbo Jiru; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jrr
Glottolog	jiru1238

Last updated December 17, 2025

Jiru is a Jukunoid language ^[2] of Nigeria.

References

↑ Jiru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Jiru". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[e18-1] Jiru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Jiru". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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