South Plateau languages
| South Plateau | |
|---|---|
| Jilic–Eggonic | |
| Geographic distribution |
Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification |
Niger–Congo
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | jili1242 |
The South Plateau languages, also known as Jilic–Eggonic, are spoken in central Nigeria. Eggon has 150,000 speakers and Jili (Lijili, Mijili) perhaps 100,000.
Jilic (Koro) and Eggonic are clearly valid groups. Their connection was proposed in Blench (2006, 2008).
Jili (Lijili)
Jijili (Tanjijili)
Two languages or dialects, Koro-Ija and Koro-Zuba (collectively known as Ija-Zuba), are said to be "nearly intelligible" with Jijili, but no language data exists.
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