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|states=[[Nigeria]]
|states=[[Nigeria]]
|region=[[Borno State]]
|region=[[Borno State]]
|speakers=Last spoken by a elder man in 2006 (to a undated number of fewer than 20)
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|date=1999
|date=2008
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'''Jilbe''' (also known as Zoulbou) is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in a single village in [[Borno State]], [[Nigeria]]. It is also called Zoulbou.<ref name=e18/>
'''Jilbe''' (also known as Zoulbou) is a critically endangered, probably extinct [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in a single village in [[Borno State]], [[Nigeria]]. It is also called Zoulbou.<ref name=e18/>


It is spoken in Jilbe town, across the [[Cameroon]] border from Dabanga town.<ref name=e18/>
It is spoken in Jilbe town, across the [[Cameroon]] border from Dabanga town.<ref name=e18/>

Latest revision as of 01:08, 24 October 2024

Jilbe
Native toNigeria
RegionBorno State
Native speakers
Last spoken by a elder man in 2006 (to a undated number of fewer than 20) (2008)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3jie
Glottologjilb1238
ELPJilbe

Jilbe (also known as Zoulbou) is a critically endangered, probably extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in a single village in Borno State, Nigeria. It is also called Zoulbou.[1]

It is spoken in Jilbe town, across the Cameroon border from Dabanga town.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Jilbe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)