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Zari

Zari was an Afro-Asiatic language once spoken in Nigeria.

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Zari · 9.7°N 9.4°E

Zari (Zariwa) is a Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria. Blench (2019) lists varieties as Zari, Zakshi, and Boto.

Although there is an ethnic population of about 20,000, the last speaker had already died by 2000 (Campbell and Belew 2018).

From Wikipedia · Zari language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Zari

MeaningWordRomanization
personzar*
namesim*
eyey3r*
eark3m*
noseyits3N*
toothSin*
tonguenis3N*
handtau*
bloodbran3N*
bonets3m*
skinkur*
kneer3pt3N*
breast5in3N*
liverkele*
waterZa*
firewara*
sunfy3t*
starZakZak*
stonepusk3n*
mountainguzak3N*
tree5antsaN*
leafwald3*
nightvara*
dogkadi*
fishgwuSi*
lousesieru*
onen3m3n*
twomb3tli*
Iami*
weami*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • SayaAfro-Asiatic33% alike
  • JuAfro-Asiatic27% alike
  • ZangwalAfro-Asiatic26% alike
  • TalaAfro-Asiatic25% alike
  • DassAfro-Asiatic24% alike
  • GyaaziAfro-Asiatic23% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

TiyaaBijimFyamJarawa (Nigeria)FyerKadungDassSurShall-ZwallSaya

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