Jili language

Jili (Lijili) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is one of several languages which go by the ambiguous name Koro.

Jili
Lijili
Native toNigeria
RegionNassarawa State
Native speakers
40,000 (2006)
Language codes
ISO 639-3mgi
Glottologliji1238
Jili
PersonJijili
PeopleMijili
LanguageLijili

Due to 19th-century slave raids, Jili speakers are scattered across different areas of central Nigeria.

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