Endangered Languages Project - Geji

Geji

^{[aka Geeji, Gyannzi, Gyaazə, Bagba, Gezawa, Gejawa, Gaejawa, Kayauri, ...]}

Classification: Afro-Asiatic

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Geeji, Gyannzi, Gyaazə, Bagba, Gezawa, Gejawa, Gaejawa, Kayauri, Kaiyorawa
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West Chadic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gji
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Geji Pelu Bolu
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “An Atlas of Nigerian Languages” (111) . Roger Blench (2012)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"650 (LA 1971), 1000 (Caron 2005). 20 villages (2007)"

DATE OF INFO: 2005

More on Orthography: "Reading and Writing Book (2006); New Testament extracts (2007)"

PLACES: Toro and Bauchi Local Government Areas, Bauchi State, Nigeria

PLACES: Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Geji is a little documented language spoken north of the Bauchi-Jos road, on the eastern side of the Zaranda mountain."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1995

DOMAINS OF USE
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: "L1 literacy in very early stages (2012). Bible portions: 2012."

PLACES: Toro Local Government Area, Nigeria

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Si les Polci et les Zoɗi sont relativement nombreux (environ 50 000) les autres locuteurs avoisinent les 500 pour les lectes encore vivaces (Boto, Zaranda, Dir, Baraza, Geji, Zakshi, Chari)..."

PLACES: Bauchi State, Nigeria

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Le sud de l’état de Bauchi, au nord du Nigeria"

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

10.291667, 9.65; 10.333333, 9.633333

COORDINATES

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Information from: “Tonal Inversion in Geji and Pelu” . Bernard Caron (2011)