Niamey Zarma
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Niamey Zarma is the principal urban dialect of the Zarma language, predominantly spoken in and around Niger’s capital city, Niamey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niamey Zarma canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
urban dialect ⓘ variety of Zarma language ⓘ |
| alternativeLabel |
Niamey urban Zarma
ⓘ
Niamey variety of Zarma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Niamey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnicGroup | Zarma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityContext | Niamey, capital of Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | rural Zarma dialects ⓘ |
| country | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguageContext | Niger (where French is official and Zarma is widely used) ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | southwestern Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
influence from French
ⓘ
influence from Hausa ⓘ lexical differences from rural Zarma ⓘ phonological variation compared to rural Zarma varieties ⓘ urban lexical borrowings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French language
ⓘ
Hausa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Southern Songhay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Songhay languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mutuallyIntelligibleWith | other Zarma dialects ⓘ |
| nameLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Zarma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Zarma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predominantlySpokenIn | Niamey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalUrbanDialectOf | Zarma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticRole | marker of urban identity in Niamey ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
migrants from Zarma-speaking regions living in Niamey
ⓘ
urban Zarma speakers in Niamey ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Niamey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niamey metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tillabéri Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | principal urban dialect of Zarma ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Zarma language dialect ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
French in Niamey
ⓘ
Hausa in Niamey ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in parts of Niamey ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
local markets in Niamey
ⓘ
street interactions in Niamey ⓘ urban informal communication ⓘ |
| usesOrthographyOf | standard Zarma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.