Also Known As:
Kona, Jukun Kona, Jibi, Jibe, Jibə
Dialects & Varieties
Magic and Gender: A Thesaurus of the Jibe of Kona (Northeastern Nigeria)
Dinslage, Sabine and Anne Storch. 2000. "Magic and Gender: A Thesaurus of the Jibe of Kona (Northeastern Nigeria)." Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
Vulnerable
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<5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Transmission
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All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"The Catholic mission which provides education in the form of a primary school and a secondary school plays a very positive role in the maintenance of the language and culture of Kona. [...] Inhabitants are rather proud of their origin [and] consciousness of preserving and maintaining the language and cultural heritage is high and in many cases the means of doing so are available."
Location and Context
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Institutional Support
Catholic mission schools
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most speak some English; few speak other languages
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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