ISO 639-3 · djedje
Nilo-Saharan family
Zarma
Zarma is a language of the Songhay branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Songhay language of southwestern Niger”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
dje- Glottocode
zarm1239- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Wikipedia
- 29 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
2scripts
2levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zarma |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zarma language, Djerma, Dyabarma, Dyarma, Dyerma |
| Written in | Latin script, Ajami script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Zarma
The branches above Zarma, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Burkina Faso
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