Izere language

Izere
Afusare
Izarek
Native toNigeria
RegionKaduna State, Bauchi State, Plateau
Native speakers
500,000 (2006–2016)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
izr – NE & NW Izere
cen – Cèn (Chen)
gne – Ganàng (Gashish)
GlottologNone
izer1242  Izeric, incl. Firan

Izere is a dialect continuum of Plateau languages in Nigeria. According to Blench (2008), it is four languages, though Ethnologue does not distinguish NW and NE Izere. The Cen and Ganang varieties are spoken by only 2000 each. Cen has added Berom noun-class prefixes and consonant alternation to an Izere base.

  1. ^ NE & NW Izere at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Cèn (Chen) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ganàng (Gashish) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)