Nzanyi (also known as Njanyi, Nzangi, Njai, Njeny, Zani, Zany, Jeng, Jenge, Njei, Njeing, Kobotshi) is an
Afro-Asiatic language spoken in
Nigeria in
Adamawa State in
Maiha LGA, and along the border in
Cameroon. Dialects are Dede, Hoode, Lovi, Magara, Maiha, Mutidi, Nggwoli, Paka, and Rogede.[1]
In Cameroon, Njanyi is spoken near the Nigerian border in the
Doumo area (
Mayo-Oulo commune,
Mayo-Louti department, and in
Dembo and
Basheo communes,
Bénoué department, Northern Region) by about 9,000 speakers. It is mainly spoken in Nigeria.[3]
^Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
^Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA.
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