Fyer language
Fyer (also known as Fier) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.[1]
| Fyer | |
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| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2000)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fie |
| Glottolog | fyer1241[2] |
Notes
The Fyer tribe has a population of approximately 35,000 people. It is an endangered ethnic group with a declining knowledge of its culture and language.
References
- Fyer at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Fyer". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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