Songhay family

Zarma

c. 1000 CE – today Living

Zarma (c. 1000 CE – today) is a living Songhay language. Lineage: Proto-Songhay → Zarma.

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ISO 639-3
dje
Glottocode
zarm1239

Southern Songhay language of southwestern Niger, the country's second most widely spoken language.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Songhayc. 0 CE – 1000 CE
  2. Zarmac. 1000 CE – today

Sister languages 1

Also descended from Proto-Songhay.

Sources