Dosso Zarma

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Dosso Zarma is a major regional variety of the Zarma language spoken primarily around the Dosso area of Niger.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tillabéri Zarma 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zarma dialect
regional variety of a language
associatedEthnicGroup Zarma people NERFINISHED
belongsTo Nigerien linguistic varieties
country Niger NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution southwestern Niger
hasAlternativeName Dosso dialect of Zarma NERFINISHED
hasDialectContinuumWith other Zarma varieties
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Niamey Zarma NERFINISHED
standard Zarma
hasPhonologicalFeaturesInCommonWith other Songhay languages
hasStatus regional variety without official national status
influencedBy neighboring Hausa varieties
other local Songhay varieties
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith other Zarma dialects
languageFamily Songhay languages NERFINISHED
partOf Zarma language NERFINISHED
primaryLanguageOf some communities in Dosso Region
region Dosso Region NERFINISHED
spokenIn Niger NERFINISHED
spokenPrimarilyAround Dosso area
spokenPrimarilyIn Dosso Region NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf Zarma language NERFINISHED
usedAs mother tongue by Zarma speakers in Dosso area
usedFor everyday communication
local trade
usedIn rural communities around Dosso
urban communities around Dosso
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zarma language hasMajorDialect Dosso Zarma
Zarma language hasMajorDialect Dosso Zarma
this entity surface form: Tillabéri Zarma