Zhire language
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| 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 pHyamic of Nigeria.[3] A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.
Background
[edit]Zhire is spoken in Kagarko LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was also referred to as Kenyi in some sources. Its closest relative is Shang.[4]
Zhire settlements, which are further subdivided into wards, are:[4]
- Taha
- Gyeng
- Fei / Jenye
- Gidam (or Gidum Dutse)
- Kongo
- Foyour
Zhire clans are:[4]
- Taha
- Gigamse
- Kwoyoro
- Fevi
- Gidam
- Hanziro / Gindu (These two clans merged for hunting purposes.)
- Fokyang
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.
- 1 2 3 Blench, Roger. 2025. Aspects of the grammar of Zhire [zhi, a Plateau language of Central Nigeria]. Cambridge: Kay William Educational Foundation (KWEF).
Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Shang wordlist Archived 2024-02-17 at the Wayback Machine