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)
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
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~150,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
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.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Caron, Bernard. 2013. Zaar Grammatical Sketch. LLACAN at INALCO-CNRS.
Bibliography of Locations:
Caron, Bernard. 2005. Za:r: dictionary, grammar, texts. Ibadan: IFRA.
Bibliography of Context:
Caron, Bernard. 2013. Zaar Grammatical Sketch. LLACAN at INALCO-CNRS.