| Zeem | |
|---|---|
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | 400 (2003)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:zem – Zeemcxh – Chaʼaridsk – Dokshidyr – Dyarimtvi – Tulai |
| Glottolog | zeem1242 Zeemdyar1234 Dyarimdans1239 Chaarilush1256 Dokshinucl1693 Tulai |
| ELP | Zeem |
Zeem, orChaari, is an endangeredChadicdialect cluster ofNigeria, whose speakers are shifting toHausa.[2]Dyarim is closely related.
The Zeem language is spoken inToro LGA,Bauchi State. The Tulai and Danshe dialects are no longer spoken.[1] It is also called Chaari, Dokshi, Dyarum, Kaiwari, Kaiyorawa, Lukshi, and Lushi.[3]
Dyarim had been influenced byBeromic languages during a time when Beromic was more widespread.[4]
Zeem-Caari-Danshe-Dyarim cluster varieties listed by Blench (2019):[5]
Blench reports in 2019 that only 3 very elderly speakers of theDokshi (orLukshi[6]) language remain in the village of Lukshi,Bauchi State.
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