Zhire language

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

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:

Zhire clans are:

↑ 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.). "Zhire". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
1 2 3 Blench, Roger. 2025. Aspects of the grammar of Zhire [zhi, a Plateau language of Central Nigeria]. Cambridge: Kay William Educational Foundation (KWEF).

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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