Ngizim people

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The Ngizim people (Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngijim, Ngujam, Ngazar, Nkazzar, Ngisam)^[1] live in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. As of 1993, there were an estimated 80,000 Ngizim.^[2] The tribe lives primarily in Potiskum, the largest city in Yobe State and originally a Ngizim town, as well as the areas to the east and south of the city.^[3] Ngizim populations once inhabited parts of Borno and Jigawa states, but have since lost their cultural identity after being assimilated into other ethnic groups.^[4] The Ngizim speak a Chadic language also called Ngizim.^{[citation needed]}