Zarma
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- Language: Zarma
- Alternate names: DYERMA, DYARMA, DYABARMA, ADZERMA, DJERMA, ZABARMA, ZARBARMA, ZARMACI
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:dje
- Language family: Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Southern
- Number of speakers: 2151000
- Script: -
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Introduction
In Niger, dialects from Dendi and Songai blend into Zarma. Intelligibility is high, although they use ethnic names 'Dendi' or 'Songai' for themselves. Speakers cannot understand Gao Songai in Mali. Ethnic groups include Kurtey (32,000), Wogo (28,000), Songai (400,000), Dendi (40,000). National language. Dictionary. Radio programs, TV. Muslim, traditional religion, some Christian. Bible 1990.
The content of this page is machine-generated from a Verbix language extension file (nilo-saharan.xml). Language extension files add new languages in Verbix for Windows.
