Jijili language explained

Jijili language should not be confused with Jili language.

Jijili
Nativename:Tanjijili
Region:Niger State
States:Nigeria
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Plateau
Fam5:South
Fam6:Jilic
Iso3:uji
Glotto:tanj1247
Glottorefname:Tanjijili
Person:Ujijili
People:Ajijili
Language:Tanjijili
Root:Jijili[1]

The Jijili language, Tanjijili, also known as Ujijili, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is one of several languages which go by the ethnic name Koro.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Blench, Roger. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation. 2019. 4th. Cambridge.