Also Known As:
Za:r, vik-Zaar, Vikzar, Vigzar, Saya, Sayanci, Sayawa, Seya, Seyawa, Seiyawa, Seiyara, Sayara
Dialects & Varieties
- Zaar of Ɓogoro (formerly called the Lusa dialect)
- Zaar of Gambar Lere
- Zaar of Marti
- Zaar of Kal
- Sigidi (Gus or Guus)
Zaar Grammatical Sketch
Caron, Bernard. 2013. Zaar Grammatical Sketch. LLACAN at INALCO-CNRS.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~150,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"Most Zaar people of the younger generation are bilingual in Hausa-Zaar. They are schooled in Hausa in primary school, before learning English… The older generation are not sure of themselves in Hausa, whereas the younger educated elite, who often hold positions in the administration, police and education, switch comfortably between Zaar, Hausa and English."
Location and Context
Countries
Bauchi State, Nigeria
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Hausa
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
"Most Zaar people of the younger generation are bilingual Hausa-Zaar [...] The purpose of this paper
"The present work is primarily aimed at Za:r speakers.
"In 1990 Bernard Caron arrived, in the north of Nigeria on the trail of Zaar,a language that was num