| Jara | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. |
| Native speakers | 46,251[1] (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| 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]