Jibu is part of the Central Jukunoid group of the Atlantic-Congo languages. It is spoken by about 30,000 people in Taraba State in eastern Nigeria. In particular, Jibu speakers live to the north of the Mambila Plateau and east of Wukari in the towns of Garbabi and Gayam.
Other names for Jibu include Jibanchi, Jibanci and Jibawa. There are two main dialects: Garbabi and Gayam. The former is seen as more prestigious. Jibu is closely related to Waphan, which is also spoken in Taraba State.
Jibu was first documented in the 1930s. It is written with the Latin script. It was originally written with a orthography based on Americanist Phonetic Notation. A somewhat modified version is currently used. A Jibu translation of the New Testament of the Bible was published in 1998.
Vowels are nasal when a syllable ends with an n.
Download an alphabet chart for Jibu (Excel)
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/2396/LUK.11.JIB
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV
Information about Jibu | Numbers
Information about Jibu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibu_language
https://www.academia.edu/85039621/Jibu_dictionary
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/jib
Abua, Bandial, Bariba, Berom, Cebaara, Efik, Esimbi, Ibibio, Iceve-Maci, Jibu, Jju, Kambari, Kar, Kissi, Kom, Laalaa, Limba, Mbum, Mono, Mundang, Nafanan, Noon, Obolo, Safen, Supyire, Temne, Ubang
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 20.03.24. Last modified: 20.03.24
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