Zerma language
E628571
Zerma language is a Songhay language spoken primarily in Niger and neighboring countries, serving as a major lingua franca in the region.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Songhay language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Djerma
ⓘ
Djerma language NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarma NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Nilo-Saharan (proposed classification, disputed) ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Koyraboro Senni language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhay proper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryWithLargestNumberOfSpeakers | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Djerma people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zarma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSpeakers | several million speakers ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | none ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | dje ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | dje ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | mostly analytic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tone language ⓘ |
| hasStandardization | orthography standardized by Niger government (20th century) ⓘ |
| hasTypology | subject–object–verb basic word order (SOV) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Songhay languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLinguaFrancaIn | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Niger River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Niger ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| statusInCountry | major national language of Niger ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
French language
ⓘ
Hausa language ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education (informal and primary levels in parts of Niger)
ⓘ
radio broadcasting in Niger ⓘ trade and interethnic communication in Niger ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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