Izere language

Izere
Izere
Afusare
Izarek
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kaduna State, Bauchi State, Plateau
Native speakers	500,000 (2006–2016)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Central ? Izeric Izere; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; izr – NE & NW Izere; cen – Cèn (Chen); gne – Ganàng (Gashish)
Glottolog	None; izer1242 Izeric, incl. Firan

Izere is a dialect continuum of Plateau languages in Nigeria. According to Blench (2008), it is four languages, though Ethnologue does not distinguish NW and NE Izere. The Cen and Ganang varieties are spoken by only 2000 each. Cen has added Berom noun-class prefixes and consonant alternation to an Izere base.

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