Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Zarma people (var. Djerma Zerma Dyerma or Zabarma) are a people of westernmost Niger and adjacent areas of Burkina Faso Benin Ghana and Nigeria. The Zarma language is one of the Songhai languages a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Because of the common language and culture they are sometimes referred to as Zarma Songhay (also spelled Djerma-Songhai).
