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Linguistic lineage:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, South-Central (Ethnologue)
Alternate names: Kaje, Kajji, Kache (Ethnologue)
Jju is spoken by the Bajju people of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. Specifically, it is spoken in Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna State. (Zitt)
As with all Nigerian languages, a lack of sufficient data at the present time means there are only estimates. According to the Ethnologue, the Bajju were estimated to number 300,000 in 1988. If one were to use an annual growth rate figure of 3% for Kaduna State (Nigeria 2006 Census), then the Bajju can be estimated to be well over 400,000 in number.
As a language with fewer than 1 million speakers, it is a minority language. Locally, it is one of the larger languages of Southern Kaduna, but it is endangered by Hausa, the lingua franca of northern Nigeria.
One of several broadcast languages of the Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation (KSBC), Kafanchan (Zitt)
A A B BY BYY BV BVW C CW CC CCW D DW DY DYW DYY E F FF G GW GY GYY GG GGW GB GBY GBYY H HW HWW HY HYW HYY HYYW I J JJ JJW K KW KY KYW KYY KYYW KK KKW KP KPY L M MY MYY N NY NYW NG/GN O P PY PYY PF PFW R RW RY RYW RYY RR RRW RRY S SW SS SSW SH SHW SSH SSHW T TW TY TYW TYY TS TSW TSS TSSW U U W WW Y YW YY YYW Z ZW ZZ ZZW (Zitt)
Fantsuam Foundation, http://www.fantsuam.org
Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net
Ethnologue page for Jju: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kaj
Nigerian 2006 Census Population Statistics (does not include breakdown by ethnicity or language), http://www.population.gov.ng/pop_figure.pdf
Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net
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