Zarma language
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Name (Hebrew)
שפת זרמה
Name (Latin)
Zarma language
Name (Arabic)
لغة زارما
Other forms of name
Adzerma language
Djerma language
Dyabarma language
Dyarma language
Dyerma language
Zabarma language
Zabirmawa language
Zarbarma language
Zarmaci language
Zerma language
See Also From tracing topical name
Songhai language
See Also From tracing place name
Benin
Niger
Nigeria
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q36990
Library of congress:
sh 85149678
Sources of Information
- Ethnologue:p. 161, under Benin (Dyerma (Zarma, Djerma, Zerma). Benin, Niger, Nigeria, and small population in Burkina Faso. Nilo-Saharan, Songhai) p. 169, under Burkina Faso (Dyerma (Dyarma, Dyabarma, Zabarma, Zarma, Adzerma, Djerma, Zarbarma)) p. 314, under Niger (Dyerma (Dyarma, Dyabarma, Zabarma, Zarma, Adzerma, Dherma, Zarbarma) 23 percent of pop. of Niger) p. 330, under Nigeria (Dyerma (Dyarma, Dyabarma, Zabarma, Zarma, Adzerma, Djerma, Zarbarma))
- Curr. trends ling.:v. 7, p. 796 (Djerma = Dyerma, dial. of Songhai or closely related language)
- Niger-Congo langs., 1989:p. 49 (Songhai and Dyerma possible Mande languages, relationship not clear)
- Fivaz, D. Afr. langs, 1977:p. 7 (Zerma (var. Zarma, Adzerma, Djerma, Dyerma, Dyabarma, Zabarma, Zabirmawa) listed as dialect under Songhai)
- LC database, Jan. 3, 1997(Zarma)
- Ethnologue, 2014(Zarma, a language of Niger; dje. Alt. names: Adzerma, Djerma, Dyabarma, Dyarma, Dyerma, Zabarma, Zarbarma, Zarmaci [and Zerma in Nigeria]. Class: Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Southern. Ethnic autonym: Dendi or Songai. Ethnic groups include Kurtey (32,000), Wogo (28,000), Songhay (400,000), Dendi (40,000). Also spoken in Burkina Faso [pop. 600], Mali [pop. 500], Nigeria [pop. 87,800])
- Linguasphere, 1999(01-AAA-bb; zarma; UF dyerma, dyabarma, dyarma, zabarma, zarbarma, zabirmawa, adzerma, in French djerma; including wogo; Niger (Niamey, Dosso); Benin (Borgou), also Nigeria (Sokoto))