Zaar

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Zaar is a West Chadic language spoken primarily in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
West Chadic language
language
branch West Chadic NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Sayawa people NERFINISHED
glottologCode zaar1238
glottologName Zaar NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Saya NERFINISHED
Sayawa NERFINISHED
hasDialects multiple dialects
iso639-3Code say
languageContactWith Hausa NERFINISHED
languageFamily Afroasiatic NERFINISHED
macrolanguage none
neighboringLanguages Hausa NERFINISHED
other West Chadic languages
primaryLocation Bauchi State NERFINISHED
region Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED
spokenIn Bauchi State NERFINISHED
Nigeria
spokenInLocalGovernmentArea Bogoro NERFINISHED
Tafawa Balewa NERFINISHED
parts of Bauchi LGA
status local language of wider communication in parts of Bauchi State
subfamily Chadic NERFINISHED
usedBy Sayawa people NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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