Sinyar language
Shemya (tàar ʃàmɲà) is the language of the Sinyar people. It is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad and formerly in Darfur, Sudan. It is variously spelled Shamya, Shamyan, Shemya, Sinya, and known as Symiarta, Taar Shamyan, Zimirra.
| Sinyar | |
|---|---|
| Shemya | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Ethnicity | Sinyar |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sys |
| Glottolog | siny1243 |
The language is spoken in Goz Beïda, Chad and Foro Boranga, Sudan. There are two level tones and downstepped low tones. Word order is SVO.
Dimmendaal leaves it as a language isolate, whereas Blench groups it with Formona.
Doornbos records 18 Sinyar clans. The Kijaar clan, located close to the Kujargé, likely intermarried with the Kujargé.
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