Jju language

Jju is the native language of the Bajju people of Kaduna State in central Nigeria. It is also locally known as "Kaje or Kache" (by the Hausas). As of 1988, there were approximately 300,000 speakers.[3] According to Blench (2008), Jju—with more speakers—appears to be a form of Tyap (although its speakers are ethnically distinct).[4]

Jju
Kaje
Diryem Jju
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State
Native speakers
(300,000 cited 1988)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kaj
Glottologjjuu1238
Jju[2]
PeopleBa̠jju
LanguageJju
CountryKa̠jju

Bajju is one of the Southern Kaduna languages.[3][5]

Distribution

Jju is spoken as a first language by the Bajju people in Zangon Kataf, Jema'a, Kachia, Kaura and Kaduna South Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. It is also spoken in neighbouring Atyap, Fantswam, Agworok, Ham, Adara, and other kin communities as a second or third language.

Numerals
  1. A̠yring
  2. A̠hwa
  3. A̠tat
  4. A̠naai
  5. A̠pfwon
  6. A̠kitat
  7. A̠tiyring
  8. A̠ninai
  9. A̠kumbvuyring
  10. Swak
  11. Swak bu a̠yring
  12. Swak bu a̠hwa
  13. Swak bu a̠tat
  14. Swak bu a̠naai
  15. Swak bu a̠pfwon
  16. Swak bu a̠kitat
  17. Swak bu a̠tiyring
  18. Swak bu a̠ninai
  19. Swak bu a̠kumbvuyring
  20. Nswak nhwa
  • 30. Nswak ntat
  • 40. Nswak nnaai
  • 50. Nswak npfwon
  • 60. Nswak a̠kitat
  • 70. Nswak a̠tiyring
  • 80. Nswak a̠ninai
  • 90. Nswak a̠kumbvuyring
  • 100. Cyi
  • 1000. Cyikwop

References
  1. Jju at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. "Bajju". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  4. "Central Plateau languages". Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  5. "Glottolog 3.0 - Bajju". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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