Zhire language

Zhire
Kenyi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Hyamic ? Zhire
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zhi
Glottolog	zhir1238  Zhire shan1278  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

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. (2017). "Zhire". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Further reading

• A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Zhire (zhi) Language of Kaduna State, Nigeria

External links

• Shang wordlist