Zeem language

Zeem
Zeem
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	400 (2003)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Barawa (B.3) Zaar Zeem; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Zeem (†); Caari; Danshe (†); Lushi (?); Dyarim; Tule (†);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; zem – Zeem; cxh – Chaʼari; dsk – Dokshi; dyr – Dyarim; tvi – Tulai
Glottolog	zeem1242 Zeem; dyar1234 Dyarim; dans1239 Chaari; lush1256 Dokshi; nucl1693 Tulai
ELP	Zeem

Zeem, or Chaari, is an endangered Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria, whose speakers are shifting to Hausa. Dyarim is closely related.

The Zeem language is spoken in Toro LGA, Bauchi State. The Tulai and Danshe dialects are no longer spoken. It is also called Chaari, Dokshi, Dyarum, Kaiwari, Kaiyorawa, Lukshi, and Lushi.

Dyarim had been influenced by Beromic languages during a time when Beromic was more widespread.