Sinyar language

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Sinyar
Shemya
Native toChad
EthnicitySinyar
Native speakers
12,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3sys

Shemya is the language of the Sinyar people. It is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad and formerly in Darfur, Sudan. It is variously spelled Shamya, Shamyan, Shemya, Sinya, and known as Symiarta, Taar Shamyan, Zimirra.

References

  1. ^ Sinyar at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon

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