Sira (language)
| Sira | ||
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Spoken in |
Gabon | |
| speaker | 39,400 | |
| Linguistic classification |
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| Official status | ||
| Recognized minority / regional language in |
 Gabon ( national language )
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 |
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| ISO 639-3 | ||
Sira (also Eshira, Gisira, Ichira, Ishira, Isira, Shira, Shire and Yichira) is a Bantu language and is spoken by around 39,400 Eshira members in Gabon (2000 census).
It is common in the province of Ngounié west of Mouila and southwest of Fougamou and Mandji .
Sira is written in the Latin script .
classification
Sira is a Northwest Bantu language and belongs to the Sira group , which is classified as Guthrie Zone B40.