Zhire language
(Redirected from Shang language)
| Zhire | |
|---|---|
| Kenyi | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zhi |
| Glottolog | zhir1238 Zhireshan1278 Shang |
| ʃaŋ[1] | |
|---|---|
| Person | u-ʃaŋ |
| People | a-ʃaŋ |
Zhire (Hyam: Zhebzhi, Hausa: Kenyi)[2] is a poorly known Plateau language of Nigeria.[3] A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.
References
[edit]- ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ↑ Hayab, P. (2016). Basic Hyam Grammar with Ethnographic Notes. Abuja: Beltina Digital Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-978-95298-9-6.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Zhire". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Shang wordlist Archived 2024-02-17 at the Wayback Machine