Jarawa language (Nigeria)
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| Jarawa | |
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| Region | eastern Nigeria, near Bauchi |
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Native speakers
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250,000 (dialects with ISO codes) (2006–2011)[1] |
| Dialects |
Zhár (Bankal)
Zugur (Duguri)
Gwak (Gingwak)
Ndaŋshi
Dòòrì
Mbat (Bada)
Mùùn
Kantana
Dàmùl
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jar – inclusive codeIndividual codes: jjr – Zhár (Bankal) dbm – Zugur (Duguri) bau – Mbat (Bada) jgk – Gwak (Gingwak) |
| Glottolog | jara1263[2] |
Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, or in Hausa Jaranchi) is the most populous of the Southern Bantoid Jarawan languages of eastern Nigeria.
Dialects are:
- Zhár (Bankal), Zugur (Duguri), Gwak (Gingwak), Ndaŋshi, Dòòrì, Mbat (Bada), Mùùn, Kantana, Dàmùl.
Kantana may be a distinct language.
References
- ↑ Jarawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Zhár (Bankal) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Zugur (Duguri) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Mbat (Bada) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Gwak (Gingwak) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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