Ngizim language

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Ngizim
Native toNigeria
RegionYobe State
Native speakers
(80,000 cited 1993)[1]
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngi
Glottologngiz1242
ELPNgizim

Ngizim (also known as Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin) is a Chadic language spoken by the Ngizim people in Yobe State, Nigeria.[1]

Writing System[]

Ngizim alphabet[2]
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 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ngizim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ^ 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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