Jiji
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Jiji refers to an ethnic and linguistic group based in Ujiji
in western Tanzania
. In 1987 the Jiji population was estimated to number 12,000. However, Ethnologue
has subsequently determined that no solid evidence can be found for the existence of a distinct Jiji language, and proposes that Jiji is actually one with Ha
https://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=JIJ.
Ujiji
Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania, located about 6 miles south of Kigoma. In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 4,100. Part of the Kigoma/Ujiji urban area, the regional population was about 50,000 in 1978....
in western Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. In 1987 the Jiji population was estimated to number 12,000. However, Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
has subsequently determined that no solid evidence can be found for the existence of a distinct Jiji language, and proposes that Jiji is actually one with Ha
Ha (ethnic group)
The Ha, also called Waha , are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region in western Tanzania, an area they have traditionally called Buha. In 2001 the Ha population was estimated to number 990,000. Their language is Ha, also called Kiha or Giha, and is closely related to the Kirundi and...
https://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=JIJ.