Shira language

Bantu language of Gabon
Shira
Eshira
Native toGabon
EthnicityShira people
Native speakers
39,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3swj
Glottologsira1266
B.41,411[2]

Shira is a Bantu language of Gabon.

Maho (2009) considers Bwali to be a closely related language. Bwali does not have an ISO code.

References

  1. ^ Shira at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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