Sinyar language
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| Sinyar | |
|---|---|
| Shemya | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Ethnicity | Sinyar |
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Native speakers
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12,000 (2000)[1] |
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Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sys |
| Glottolog | siny1243[2] |
Shemya is the language of the Sinyar people. It is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad and formerly in Darfur, Sudan. It is variously spelled Shamya, Shamyan, Shemya, Sinya, and known as Symiarta, Taar Shamyan, Zimirra.
References
- ↑ Sinyar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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