Ngizim (also known as Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin) is a
Chadic language
The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 150 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, southern Niger
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Ngizim people
The Ngizim people (Ngizmawa, Ngezzim) live in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. As of 1993, there were an estimated 80,000 Ngizim. The tribe lives primarily in Potiskum, the largest city in Yobe State and originally a Ngizim town, as well as the a ...
in
Yobe State
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Poti ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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Writing System
The digraphs dl, sh, tl, zh are also used.
Notes
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.
External links
English-Ngizim Wordlist
West Chadic languages
Languages of Nigeria
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