Zhire language

ʃaŋ^[1]
ʃaŋ
Person	u-ʃaŋ
People	a-ʃaŋ

Zhire
Zhire
Kenyi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Hyamic ? Zhire; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zhi
Glottolog	zhir1238 Zhire; shan1278 Shang

Last updated December 17, 2025

Zhire (Hyam: Zhebzhi, Hausa: Kenyi)^[2] is a poorly known Plateau language of Nigeria.^[3] A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.

References

↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
↑ Hayab, P. (2016). Basic Hyam Grammar with Ethnographic Notes. Abuja: Beltina Digital Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-978-95298-9-6.
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Zhire". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[BlenchAtlas4-1] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

[2] Hayab, P. (2016). Basic Hyam Grammar with Ethnographic Notes. Abuja: Beltina Digital Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-978-95298-9-6.

[3] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Zhire". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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Zhire language

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Zhire
Kenyi
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Hyamic ? Zhire
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`zhi`
Glottolog	`zhir1238` Zhire `shan1278` Shang