Zeem

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: zua
Alternate Names: Chaari
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last speakers may have survived into the 2000s.
Location:: Bauchi state: Toro LGA.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, B, B.3, Zaar Proper
Dialects: Tulai (Tule), Danshe, Lushi (Dokshi, Lukshi), Dyarim (Kaiwari, Kaiyorawa). Zeem dialect cluster within Barawa language cluster (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Language Use: Shifted to Hausa [hau].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Location: Bauchi state: Toro LGA.