Projet Langues en danger - Ziriya

Ziriya

^{[également appelé Jiriya]}

Classification : Niger-Congo

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ÉGALEMENT APPELÉ		Jiriya
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji
CODE DE RÉFÉRENCECODE DE LANGUE		ISO 639-3
CODE DE LANGUE		zir
TÉLÉCHARGER		En tant que csv
RESSOURCES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES		Recherche au sein de la communauté OLAC (Open Language Archives Community)

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Informations incomplètes “Notes on the Seni people and language with an addendum on the Ziriya” (12-13) . Roger Blench and John Garah Nengel (2004)

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Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
SEMI-LOCUTEURS
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"[One] person with any recall of the language... The language has definitively disappeared, and even Sarkin Yakubu [the last rememberer] had only spoken it as a child, some sixty years ago. He could recall some greetings and some numbers."

DATE OF INFO: 2003

AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE: "Lost ground in favour of the contact language in the area, Hausa."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Jos area, Nigeria."

En danger critique

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few
Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
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"Only a few speakers seem to have some knowledge of Zìrìyà nowadays."

PLACES: Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Several villages such as Zìrìyà (5km south of Yaagi near Chokobo), Kéré (two miles east of Rahaman Bauchi) and probably Wurno."

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Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
Communauté ethnique
2,000
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"No known L1 speakers."

COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE: "Shifted to Hausa [hau]."

PLACES: Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Bauchi state: Toro LGA, Kere and Ziriya."

En danger critique

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1
Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
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"We visited Ziriya on 30th December 2003 and were able to interview Sarki Abubakar Yakubu, probably the last person with any recall of the language."

PLACES: 10.226000, 8.500000

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Ziriya village is situated at N10˚ 22.6, E 8˚ 50. Ziriya was divided into a number of wards as follows; Ziriya, Salingo, Kajakana, Wurno, Ungwar Marika, Funka and Farin Dutse... There is a third village, Kεrε,
somewhat further north, where the language was dropped even longer ago. "

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