Native speakers 12,000 (2000) Glottolog siny1243 | Ethnicity Sinyar ISO 639-3 sys | |
Language family Nilo-Saharan?Central SudanicBongo–BagirmiSinyar | ||
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 language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA