Zizilivakan

ZIZ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Àmzírív, Fali of Jilbu, Jilvu, Zhilvu, Ziliva, Ziziliveken

Dialects: None known. Intelligibility 20% of Fali ,. Lexical similarity: 47%–59% with Fali ,.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Chadic
Biu-Mandara
A
A.8

Demographics: 6,000 in Nigeria (2010 Z. Yoder et al.). Population total all countries: 6,200.

Language Use: Home, village. All ages. Most also understand Fali (Madzarin dialect) [fli]; older men use all 4 Fali dialects.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: People called Fali of Jilbu. Christian, traditional religion.