Jara language
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| Jara | ||
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| Spoken in: | Nigeria | |
| Region: | Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. | |
| Total speakers: | 46,251[1] | |
| Language family: | Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu-Mandara A A.1 Western Jara |
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| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | – | |
| ISO 639-3: | jaf
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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]
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