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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Geji

Geji

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3gji

Population  6,000 (1995 CAPRO).
Region  Bauchi state, Toro LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 3, reference number 144
Alternate names   Gejawa, Gezawa, Kayauri
Dialects  Bolu (Magang, Pelu), Geji (Gyaazi, Gezawa, Gaejawa), Zaranda (Buu). Geji dialect subgroup, in Barawa [dot] language subgroup.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.3, Zaar Proper
Comments  Agriculturalists: guinea corn, maize, millet, rice, peanuts, cassava. Traditional religion.