Zhire (Hyam: Zhebzhi, Hausa: Kenyi) is a pHyamic of Nigeria. A variety called Shang is relexified Zhire.
Background
Zhire is spoken in Kagarko LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was also referred to as Kenyi in some sources. Its closest relative is Shang.
Zhire settlements, which are further subdivided into wards, are:
Taha
Gyeng
Fei / Jenye
Gidam (or Gidum Dutse)
Kongo
Foyour
Zhire clans are:
Taha
Gigamse
Kwoyoro
Fevi
Gidam
Hanziro / Gindu (These two clans merged for hunting purposes.)
Fokyang
References
↑Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4thed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
↑Hayab, P. (2016). Basic Hyam Grammar with Ethnographic Notes. Abuja: Beltina Digital Press. p.83. ISBN978-978-95298-9-6.
↑Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Zhire". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.