| Jina | |
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| Zina | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2004)[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | jia |
| Glottolog | jina1244 |
Jina (Zina) is an Afroasiatic languageofCameroon. The Muxule variety may be a distinct language.
Jina is spoken in Zina commune, located just to the south of Logone-Birni commune. Muxule is spoken in a few villages to the north of Logone-Birni (department of Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region) by 1,500 speakers. The people of Zina claim to understand Lagwan and Munjuk better than Muxule.[2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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| plain | labialized | |||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | kʷ gʷ | ʔ |
| Ejective | s’ | k’ | ||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ||||
| Fricative | f v | s z | x ɣ | xʷ ɣʷ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||
| Approximant | w | l, r | j | |||
Jina is analysed as only having two phonemic vowels; /a/ and /ə/.[4]
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| Tera (A.1) |
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| Bura–Higi |
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| Wandala (Mandara) (A.4) |
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| Mafa (A.5) |
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| Daba (A.7) |
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| Bata (Gbwata) (A.8) |
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| Mandage (Kotoko) (B.1) |
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| East– Central |
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| Others |
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages | |||||||||||||
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