Zire language
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Extinct Austronesian language of New Caledonia
Zire | |
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Nerë, sîchë | |
Sîshëë | |
Region | New Caledonia |
Ethnicity | 19 (2009 census)[1] |
Extinct | 2006[2] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sih |
Glottolog | zire1240 |
ELP | Sîshëë |
Zire (Sîshëë), also known as Nerë, is an extinct Oceanic language of New Caledonia. It has been extinct since April 2006. Zire is sometimes considered a dialect of Ajië.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sîshëë" (18th ed.). Ethnologue. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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