Jara language

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Jara
Spoken in: Nigeria 
Region: Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs.
Total speakers: 46,251[1]
Language family: Afro-Asiatic
 Chadic
  Biu-Mandara
   A
    A.1
     Western
      Jara
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: jaf

 

Jara, also known as Jera, is a Nigerian language spoken by 46,251 people as of the year 2000.[1] It is spoken in Borno and Gombei States, and in the Bui, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko, and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs.[1] It is an Afro-Asiatic language, in the Biu-Mandara language family.[1] Jara's usage is declining; it is slowly being displaced by the more common Fulfulde and Hausa languages.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jara language. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.