Ngizim language
Ngizim (also known as Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin) is a Chadic language spoken by the Ngizim people in Yobe State, Nigeria.[1]
| Ngizim | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Yobe State |
Native speakers | (80,000 cited 1993)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ngi |
| Glottolog | ngiz1242 |
| ELP | Ngizim[2] |
Writing System
| Uppercase | Ǝ | A | B | Ɓ | C | D | Ɗ | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercase | ǝ | a | b | ɓ | c | d | ɗ | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l |
| Uppercase | M | N | O | P | R | R̃ | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ʼY | Z | |
| Lowercase | m | n | o | p | r | r̃ | s | t | u | v | w | y | ʼy | z | |
The digraphs dl, sh, tl, zh are also used.
Notes
- Ngizim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Ngizim.
- Adamu & Potiskum 2009, p. vi.
Further reading
- Mohammed Alhaji Adamu, Usman Babayo Garba Potiskum, 2009, Ngizim–English–Hausa Dictionary, Yobe Language Research Project.
- Russell G. Schuh. 1972. "Aspects of Ngizim Syntax," University of California, Los Angeles PhD dissertation.
- Russell G. Schuh. 1977. "Bade/Ngizim determiner system," Afroasiatic Linguistics 4:1-74.
- Russell G. Schuh. 1981. A Dictionary of Ngizim. University of California Publications in Linguistics 99. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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