Alternate Names: Shamya, Shamyan, Shemya, Sinya, Symiarta, Taar Shamyan, Zimirra
Genealogy:
Demographics: 12,300 (2000).
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], Dar Daju Daju [djc], Fur [fvr], Masalit [mls]. Most are trilingual in Sinyar, Fur [fvr], and Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] (Boyd 1989).
Nation of Origin: Chad
Other Comments: They are culturally Fur. Little education. Geographically cut off from languages of the Bongo-Bagirmi group. Possibly no remaining speakers in Sudan (2001). Muslim.