Zire language explained

Zire
Also Known As:Nerë, sîchë
Nativename:Sîshëë
Ethnicity:19 (2009 census)[1]
Extinct:2006
Ref:[2]
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam6:New Caledonian
Fam7:Southern
Fam8:South Southern
Fam9:Zire–Tiri
Iso3:sih
Glotto:zire1240
Glottorefname:Zire

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sîshëë. Ethnologue. 18th. 31 December 2017.
  2. Web site: UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger. www.unesco.org. en. 2017-12-29.