Jilbe

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A language of Nigeria

Alternate Names
Yilbe, Zoulbou
User Population

100 (1999 H. Tourneux).

Location

Borno state: Jilbe town, Cameroon border area.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Dialects

None known. Kotoko speakers in Cameroon and Chad consistently report low intelligibility with Jilbe. Distinct from Zizilivakan [ziz].

Language Use

Shifted to Adamawa Fulfulde [fub].

Other Comments

Muslim.