Sinyar language
Appearance
Sinyar | |
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Shemya | |
Native to | Chad |
Ethnicity | Sinyar |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sys |
Glottolog | siny1243 |
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
- ^ Sinyar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)