Jimi (Djimi), also known as Jimjimən and'' 'Um Falin'', is a

Chadic language The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 150 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, southern Niger, southern Chad, the Central African Republic, and northern Cam ...

spoken in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...

Far North Province The Far North Region, also known as the Extreme North Region (from french: Région de l'Extrême-Nord), is the northernmost constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the North Region to the south, Chad to the east, and Nig ...

on the Nigerian border in and around Bourrha. Dialects are Djimi, Jimo, Malabu, Wadi, and Zumo. The

Gude Gude is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude (1858–1924), British malacologist *Gilbert Gude, United States Congressman from Maryland *Hans Gude, Norwegian romanticist painter *Marquard Gude, ...

use the term ''Fali'' to refer to the Jimi, which means 'slave' in several languages of the area. It is also used to refer to other ethnic groups, such as the

Fali of Mubi Fali, or Fali of Mubi after the local city, is a Chadic dialect cluster A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, ...

Fali of Mucella Fali may refer to: Language *Fali languages (Cameroon), a Niger–Congo language or languages of Cameroon *Fali of Baissa, an unclassified Niger–Congo language of Nigeria Various Chadic languages of Nigeria: *Fali of Mubi *Fali of Kirya * ...

, and

Fali of Jilvu Zizilivakan (Ziziliveken, Ziliva, Àmzírív), also known as Fali of Jilbu and Ulan Mazhilvən, is a Chadic language spoken in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République ...

. Jimjimén is spoken in Bourrha,

Mayo-Tsanaga Mayo-Tsanaga is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,393 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 699,971. The capital of the department is at Mokolo. It is located within the M ...

department, Far North Region.

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