Njerep

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: njr
Alternate Names: Njerup
Population: No known L1 speakers (Connell and Zeitlyn 2000). The last fluent speaker, Wajiri Bi, died in 1998. 6 rememberers (Connell and Zeitlyn 2000).
Location:: Taraba state, Somié village.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Northern, Mambiloid, Mambila-Konja, Njerup
Typology: SVO; noun head initial; 25 consonants and 7 vowels; tonal (3 tones: high, mid, low).
Language Use: Shifted to Nigeria Mambila [mzk].

Location: Taraba state, Somié village.