MGI ISO 639-3
Migili
Lijili Autonym
A language of Nigeria
- ISO 639
- mgi
- Alternate Names
- Jili, Koro Lafia, Koro of Lafia, Ligili, Megili, Mijili
- Autonym
- Lijili
- Population
- 40,000 (2006 R. Blench).
- Location:
- Nassarawa state: Awe and Lafia LGAs, 20 villages.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Southern
- Dialects
- Several dialects (2006 R. Blench).
- Typology
- 28 consonants and 16 vowels, including 7 nasal vowels; tonal (3 level tones).
- Language Development
- Grammar. NT: 1986.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Migili
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Nassarawa state: Awe and Lafia LGAs, 20 villages.
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