Cara language

Not to be confused with Chara language or Kara language.

Cara
Teriya
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	3,000 (1999)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Plateau Beromic Cara
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`cfd`
Glottolog	`cara1270`^[2]

Cara (Chara, Fachara), also called Teriya after the village it is spoken in, is a small Plateau language of Nigeria.

Ethnologue places Cara in Central Plateau. The assignment to Beromic follows Blench (2008).

References

↑ Cara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Cara". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Jera	Gamo-Ningi Gyem Iguta Izora Janji Jere Kudu-Camo Lemoro Lere Sanga Shau Tunzuii Ziriya

Kauru	Bina Dungu Gbiri-Niragu Kaivi Kinuku Kono Kurama Mala Ruma Shuwa-Zamani Surubu Tumi Vono

Other	Amo Atsam Piti

Plateau

Tarokoid	Kwang Pe Sur Tarok Yankam

South	Ake Eggon Jijili Jili

Alumic	Alumu Toro Sambe Hasha

Ninzic	Bu-Ninkada Ce Gbətsu Gwantu Kanufi Mada Ningye Ninka Ninkyop Ninzo Nkɔ Nungu

East	Barkul Fyam Horom

Central	Koro Cori Dangana Doka Fəràn Gyong Hyam Idon Idun Iku Izere Jju Kadara Kamanton Kulu Kuturmi Rigwe Shamang Tyap Yeskwa Zhire

Beromic	Berom Cara Iten Shall-Zwall

Yukubenic	Akum Beezen Bete Kapya Lufu Yukuben

Other	Ahwai

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