Jara language
| Jara |
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| Native to |
Nigeria |
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| Region |
Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. |
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Native speakers |
46,000 (2000)[1] |
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| Language codes |
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| ISO 639-3 |
jaf |
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| Glottolog |
jara1274[2] |
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Jara, also known as Jera, is a Nigerian language reported to be spoken by 46,000 people in 2000.[1] It is spoken in Borno and Gombe States, in the Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko, and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. It is an Afro-Asiatic language, in the Biu–Mandara branch of Chadic family. Use of Jara is declining; it is being displaced by Fulfulde and Hausa.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Jara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Jara". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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| Wandala
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| | Mafa | | Northeast | |
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| Bata
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