Language

Saya

Saya is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Nigeria.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Saya

Portions of Scripture are reported in Saya.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Saya is spoken

  • Nigeria

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About Saya

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
say
Glottocode
saya1246
Also known as
Seyawa

Dialects and varieties 11

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Saya as a whole.

  • GambarNo known Scripture
  • Gambar ZaarNo known Scripture
  • GuusNo known Scripture
  • KalNo known Scripture
  • Lere (Sayanci)No known Scripture
  • LusaNo known Scripture
  • NumNo known Scripture
  • OkakNo known Scripture
  • SigidiNo known Scripture
  • ZaarNo known Scripture
  • ZakshiNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • GRN MapAppGlobal Recordings Network / LightSys MapApp · Source attribution retained; internal research
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.