| LC control no. | sh 85121670 |
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| LC classification | PL8675 |
| Topical heading | Sira language |
| Variant(s) | Ashira language Asira language Esira language Gesira language Gisira language Ichira language Ishira language Isira language Lisira language Shira language Shire language Yichira language |
| See also | Bantu languages Gabon--Languages |
| Found in | Ethnologue: p. 260, under Gabon (Sira (Gesira, Eshira, Isira, Ichira, Ishira, Yichira, Shira, Shire) Nagounie Province (Gabon), west of Mouila, southwest of Fougamou and Mandji. Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Broad Bantu, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B. Sira. The people are called Eshira.) p. 259, under Gabon (Sangu (var. Isangu, Yisangu, Chango, Shango, Yisangou) Magounie Province (Gabon), Mimongo and Iboundji area. Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, broad Bantu, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B. Sira. The people are called Masangu or Massangou. Not related to Sangu of Tanzania or Sango of Central African Republic, Chad and Zaire.) Fivaz, D. Afr. langs., 1977: p. 49, under Shira-Punu Group of Bantu languages (iSira (iShira, iChira)) index (indicates only spoken in Gabon) under Shira-Punu Group (yiSangu (Sango, Chango)) Curr. trends ling.: v. 7, p. 878 (iSira; Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo. Gabon. var. iChira, iShira) p. 874 (yiSango, Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo. Gabon. var: Chango, Shango; also lists Sanga, Sango, eshiShango--unrelated languages) 95-228620: Raponda Walker, A. EleĢments de grammaire gisira, 1994: p. 7 (Gisira, language of the Gisira who are incorrectly called Eshira, is one of the most widely spoken languages of Gabon ... From an ethnographic point of view one can state that the Massango and the Gisira descend from a common source ... There are three groups of Gisira: the Gisira-Nogosi, the Gisira-Banda, and the Gisira-Tandu.) Lemoine, G. Petit dict. Francais-Gisira-Ngosi, 1994 (Gisira-Ngosi) |
| Not found in | Niger-Congo langs., 1989 |
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