Siri language

Endangered Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria
Siri
Native toNigeria
RegionBauchi State
Ethnicity3,800 (2006)[1]
Native speakers
(undated figure of older adults only)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Chadic
Language codes
ISO 639-3sir
Glottologsiri1278
ELPSiri

Siri (Sirawa) is a highly endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Siri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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  • English
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