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Sinyar language

Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sinyar language
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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.

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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.[2][3]

Dimmendaal leaves it as a language isolate, whereas Blench groups it with Formona.[4]

Doornbos records 18 Sinyar clans. The Kijaar clan, located close to the Kujargé, likely intermarried with the Kujargé.[5]

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Sinyar numerals from Boyeldieu (2013):[6]

Numerals
1kàllà
2róò
3mùʈʈà
4ùssà
5mòy
6mìccà
7mòorsò
8màartà
9mànɖéy
10ʈìyà

Sinyar appears to have a Bongo–Bagirmi superstratum and a non-Bongo–Bagirmi substratum. Some lexical items in Sinyar have cognates in Bongo–Bagirmi languages (particularly the neighboring Yulu-Gula group), while others do not.[7]

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Pronouns

Sinyar pronouns:[7]

Sinyar pronouns
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