Karekare language
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| Karekare | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State, Yobe State |
Native speakers | 150,000 (1993)[1] |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kai |
 Ethnic territories (pink) of the Karekare-speaking people (Kare) in Nigeria | |
Karekare (also known as Karaikarai, Karai Karai, Kerekere, Kerrikerri) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State and Yobe State, Nigeria. Dialects include Birkai, Jalalam, and Kwarta Mataci.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Karekare reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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