Language

Jina

Jina is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Cameroon and Chad.

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Jina is spoken

  • Cameroon
  • Chad

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About Jina

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
jia
Glottocode
jina1244
Also known as
Jina: Tchide

Dialects and varieties 7

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Jina as a whole.

  • MaeNo known Scripture
  • Mo'eNo known Scripture
  • MuhuluNo known Scripture
  • MuxuleNo known Scripture
  • SarassaraNo known Scripture
  • TchideNo known Scripture
  • ZinaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.