Jina

JIA

threatened

Alternate Names: Zina

Dialects: Jina (Zine), Mae, Muxule (Muxuli, Ngodeni), Sarassara, Tchide (Sede). People in Zina say they understand Lagwan , and Musgu , better than Jina.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Chadic
Biu-Mandara
B
B.1
Jina

Demographics: 1,500 (2004 H. Tourneux).

Language Use: Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], Lagwan [kot].

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Muxule may be a separate language. Glossonym: Mida’a and Da’a by the Mandage. Muslim.