Zire language

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Zire
Nerë, sîchë
Sîshëë
RegionNew Caledonia
Ethnicity19 (2009 census)[1]
Extinct2006[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sih
Glottologzire1240
ELPSîshëë

Zire (Sîshëë), also known as Nerë, is an extinct Oceanic language of New Caledonia. It has been extinct since April 2006. Zire is sometimes considered a dialect of Ajië.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sîshëë" (18th ed.). Ethnologue. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.