Zhire language

Zhire
	Kenyi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Hyamic ? Zhire; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zhi
Glottolog	zhir1238 Zhire[1]; shan1278 Shang[2]

Zhire is a poorly known Plateau language of Nigeria. A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.

References

Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Zhire". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Shang". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

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