Fyer language: Difference between revisions

Fyer
Fyer
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	26,000 (2000)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bole–Angas Ron (A.4) Fyer; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	fie
Glottolog	fyer1241

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Fyer (also known as Fier) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.^[1]

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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.

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^ ^a ^b Fyer at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] Fyer at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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-'''Fyer''' (also known as '''Fier''') is a [[West Chadic languages|West Chadic]] language spoken in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed.  2005.  '''''Ethnologue''':  Languages of the World''.  15th edition.  Dallas:  Summer Institute of Linguistics.</ref>
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