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| Zarma | |
|---|---|
| Djerma, Zabarma | |
| Zarma ciine, zarma sanni زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ / زَرْمَ سَنِّ | |
| Native to | Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria |
| Region | West Africa |
| Ethnicity | Zarma |
Native speakers | 6.0 million (2021)[1] |
| Dialects | |
| Arabic (Ajami) Braille Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dje |
| Glottolog | zarm1239 Zarma |
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Zarma (Zarma Ciine/Sanni; Ajami: زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ / زَرْمَ سَنِّ) is one of the Songhay languages. It is the leading indigenous language of the southwestern lobe of the West African nation of Niger, where the Niger River flows and the capital city, Niamey, is located. Zarma is the second-most common language in the country, after Hausa, which is spoken in south-central Niger. With over 6 million speakers, Zarma is easily the most widely spoken Songhay language.[1]
In earlier decades, Zarma was rendered Djerma, using French orthography, but it is usually now 'Zarma', the form that the Zarma people use in their language.
Alternative names for Zarma are Djerma, Jerma, Dyabarma, Dyarma, Dyerma, Adzerma, Zabarma, Zarbarma, Zarmaci or Zerma.
- ^ a b Zarma at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ This map is based on classification from Glottolog and data from Ethnologue.
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