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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Cara

Cara

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3cfd

Population  3,000 (1999 R. Blench).
Region  Plateau state, Bassa LGA, Teriya village.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 62
Alternate names   Chara, Fachara, Fakara, Nfachara, Pakara, Tariya, Tera, Teriya, Terri
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, North-Central
Language use  Mainly adults. Also use some Hausa [hau] or English.
Comments  Complex morphology.