ZIZ ISO 639-3
Zizilivakan
A language of Nigeria
- ISO 639
- ziz
- Alternate Names
- Fali of Jilbu, Jilvu, Zhilvu, Ziliva, Ziziliveken, Àmzírív
- Population
- 6,000 in Nigeria (2010 Z. Yoder et al.). Total users in all countries: 6,200.
- Location:
- Adamawa state: Mubi North LGA, Jilvu town, near Cameroon border.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.8
- Dialects
- None known. Intelligibility 20% of Fali [fli]. Lexical similarity: 47%–59% with Fali [fli].
- Language Use
- Home, village. Used by all. Most also use Fali [fli], passively especially Madzarin dialect; older men use all 4 Fali dialects.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Zizilivakan
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Bourrah subdivision, near Nigeria border.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct) View other languages of Cameroon
Language Name
Zizilivakan
User Population
200 in Cameroon (2010 Z. Yoder et al.).
Map
Location: Adamawa state: Mubi North LGA, Jilvu town, near Cameroon border.
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