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Lere language

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Native to
  
Nigeria

Dialects
  
Si Gana Takaya (Taura)

Ethnicity
  
16,300 (2000)

Region
  
Plateau State, Bauchi State

Native speakers
  
(undated figure of "a few")

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji East Kainji Lere

Lere is a nearly extinct Kainji dialect cluster of Nigeria. The ethnic population was cited as 16,000 in 2000, of whom only a few speak the language. A wordlist from the Takaya dialect can be found under #External links.

References

Lere language Wikipedia