| Fyer | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
| Native speakers | 26,000 (2000) |
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fie |
| Glottolog | fyer1241 |
Fyer (also known as Fier) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Notes
The Fyer tribe has a population of approximately 35,000 people. It is an endangered ethnic group with a declining knowledge of its culture and language.
References
- ^ Fyer at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
| Languages of Nigeria | |
|---|---|
| Official languages | |
| National languages | |
| Recognised languages | |
| Indigenous languages | |
| Sign languages | |
| Immigrant languages | |
| Scripts | |
| West Chadic languages | |||||||
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| Hausa– Gwandara (A.1) | |||||||
| Bole– Tangale (A.2) |
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| Angas (A.3) | |||||||
| Ron (A.4) | |||||||
| Bade (B.1) | |||||||
| North Bauchi (Warji) (B.2) | |||||||
| South Bauchi (Barawa) (B.3) |
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| Others | |||||||
| Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages | |||||||
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