Jiba language

Jiba
Kona
Jukun Wurkum
Native toNigeria
RegionNortheastern Taraba State and western Adamawa State
EthnicityBajibaro
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1977)
Language codes
ISO 639-3juo
Glottologjiba1237
ELPJiba

The Jiba language (also known as Kona, Jukun) is spoken by about 2,000 people.[better source needed] In 2026, the Jiba language was considered an endangered indigenous Jukunoid language of Nigeria spoken in Bauchi, plateau and Taraba states. The Jiba language is classified as a Niger-Congo language.

References

  1. ↑ Jiba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ "Jiba: Jukun Kona language". globalrecordings.net. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  3. 1 2 Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Jiba". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  4. ↑ "Jiba | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2026-06-22.