Nara language
For the languages of Southern Africa and Papua New Guinea, see Naro language and Lala language (Papua New Guinea).
| Nara | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Eritrea |
Native speakers | 81,000 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
nrb |
| Glottolog |
nara1262[2] |
The Nara (Nera) or Barea (Barya) language is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken chiefly in western Eritrea.[3] The language is often confused with Kunama, which is at best only distantly related. According to Tsige Hailemichael, the "...Nara language is in danger of quickly disappearing."[4] The name Barea is considered very derogatory as it translates to "slave".
References
- ↑ Nara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Nara". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ "Ethnologue report for language code:nrb". Retrieved 2006-08-31.
- ↑ Hailemichael, Tsige (2005-11-05). "Once Upon a Time… in Nara Language". Retrieved 2006-08-31.
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