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==Geographic distribution== The majority of people who speak Zarma live in Southwestern Niger. It is also spoken in other parts of [[Niger]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], and [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zarma Language (DJE) β L1 & L2 Speakers, Status, Map, Endangered Level & Official Use {{!}} Ethnologue Free |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/dje/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Ethnologue (Free All) |language=en}}</ref>. Cities where Zarma is spoken include [[Tillaberi]], [[Dosso, Niger|Dosso]], [[Niamey]], [[Tahoua]] and [[Agadez]].{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} In [[Nigeria]], where the [[Zarma people]] are usually referred to as '''Zabarma''' or '''Zabarmawa''', they are located in bordering States such as [[Kebbi State|Kebbi]], near [[Nguru, Nigeria|Nguru]] Road in [[Yobe State]] and communities in [[Niger State]].{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} ===Communities=== Outside Niger, Nigeria and Mali, communities of speakers are found in the following other countries: *Northern [[Benin]] *[[Sahel Region]] and [[Est Region, Burkina Faso|Est Region]], [[Burkina Faso]] *Urban Areas in Northern [[Ghana]] *[[Savanes District]], [[Ivory Coast]] *[[Kara Region]] and [[Savanes Region, Togo|Savanes Region]], [[Togo]] *Northern [[Cameroon]] *[[Sudan]]
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