Zizilivakan

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
ziz
Alternate Names
Àmzírív, Fali of Jilbu, Jilvu, Zhilvu, Ziliva, Ziziliveken
Population

6,000 in Nigeria (2010 Z. Yoder et al.). Population total all countries: 6,200.

Location

Adamawa State, Mubi North LGA, Jilvu town, near Cameroon border. Also in Cameroon.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.8
Dialects

Intelligibility 20% of Fali [fli]. Lexical similarity: 47%–59% with Fali [fli].

Language Use

Home, village. All ages. Most also understand Fali (Madzara and Bwin dialects) [fli]; older men use all 4 Fali dialects.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zizilivakan
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

People called Fali of Jilbu. Christian, traditional religion.

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