Region Bauchi State ISO 639-3 zua | Native speakers 400 (2003) | |
Language family Afro-Asiatic
Chadic
West
Barawa (B.3)
Zaar
Zeem Dialects Zeem (†)
Caari
Danshe (†)
Lushi (?)
Dyarim
Tule (†) Glottolog zeem1242 (Zeem)
dyar1234 (Dyarim) | ||
Zeem, or Chaari, is an endangered Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria, whose speakers are shifting to Hausa.
The Zeem language is spoken in Toro LGA, Bauchi State. The Tulai and Danshe dialects are no longer spoken. It is also called Chaari, Dokshi, Dyarum, Kaiwari, Kaiyorawa, Lukshi, and Lushi.
References
Zeem language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA