Jina language
| Jina | |
|---|---|
| Zina | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2004)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jia |
| Glottolog | jina1244 |
Jina(Zina) is anAfroasiatic languageofCameroon.The Muxule variety may be a distinct language.
Jina is spoken inZinacommune, located just to the south ofLogone-Birnicommune. Muxule is spoken in a few villages to the north ofLogone-Birni(department ofLogone-et-Chari,Far North Region) by 1,500 speakers. The people of Zina claim to understandLagwanandMunjukbetter than Muxule.[2]
Phonology
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | labialized | |||||
| Plosive | pb | td | cɟ | kg | kʷgʷ | ʔ |
| Ejective | s’ | k’ | ||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ||||
| Fricative | fv | sz | xɣ | xʷɣʷ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||
| Approximant | w | l,r | j | |||
Jina is analysed as only having two phonemic vowels; /a/ and /ə/.[4]
References
[edit]- ^JinaatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
- ^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.ISBN9789956796069.
- ^Tourneux, Henry (October 2001).Le système consonantique des langues dites "kotoko".1st Biennial International Colloquium on the Chadic Language Family (in French). Leipzig. pp. 115–135.
- ^Tourneux, Henry (August 2000).Le système vocalique dans le groupe "kotoko".3ème Congrès mondial de linguistique africaine (in French). Lomé. pp. 69–77.
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