Kara

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kikara, Kiregi, Regi

Population

86,000 (1987), decreasing.

Location

Lake Victoria southeast shore, Ukara and Ukerewe islands, north of Kerewe [ked] language area. A few in Mwanza.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

Closely related to Jita [jit] and might be able to use Jita written materials. Lexical similarity: 81% with Jita [jit], 80% with Kwaya [kya].

Language Use

Increasingly use Jita [jit]. Youth and a few adults also use Swahili [swh].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.

Other Comments

‘Regi’ is a group name. They do not travel much.