Native to Nigeria ISO 639-3 jaf | Native speakers 46,000 (2000) Glottolog jara1274 | |
Region Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. Language family Afro-Asiatic
Chadic
Biu–Mandara
Tera (A.1)
Jara | ||
Jara, also known as Jera, is a Nigerian language reported to be spoken by 46,000 people in 2000. 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.
References
Jara language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA