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Zhire language

Zhire is a poorly known Plateau language of Nigeria. A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.

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Zhire
Kenyi
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State
Language codes
ISO 639-3zhi
Glottologzhir1238  Zhire
shan1278  Shang
ʃaŋ1
Personu-ʃaŋ
Peoplea-ʃaŋ

Zhire (Hyam: Zhebzhi, Hausa: Kenyi)2 is a poorly known Plateau language of Nigeria.3 A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.

References

References

  1. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  2. Hayab, P. (2016). Basic Hyam Grammar with Ethnographic Notes. Abuja: Beltina Digital Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-978-95298-9-6.
  3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Zhire". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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