Jara language
Jara | |
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Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2000)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | jaf |
Glottolog | jara1274 |
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
[edit]- ^ a b c Jara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Scripts |
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Bura–Higi |
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Wandala (Mandara) (A.4) |
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Mafa (A.5) |
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Daba (A.7) |
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Bata (Gbwata) (A.8) | |||||||||||||
Mandage (Kotoko) (B.1) |
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East– Central |
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages |
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