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ISO 639-3 · zirzir
Niger–Congo family · extinct or historical language

Ziriya

Ziriya is an extinct or historical language of the East Kainji branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

9 · Dormant
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
zir
Glottocode
ziri1239
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
9EGIDS level

Facts

NameZiriya
Also calledZiriya language, Sheni
Kindextinct or historical language

Vitality

EGIDS 9 Dormant9

Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Ziriya

The branches above Ziriya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch37Kainjibranch17East KainjibranchzirZiriyalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

Also spoken in Nigeria

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication