Izere
A language of Nigeria
| Population | 50,000 (1993 SIL). |
| Region | South Izere: Plateau state, Barikin Ladi LGA; North, Northeast Izere: Plateau state, Jos LGA; Bauchi state, Toro LGA; and Kaduna state, Jema’a LGA. |
| Language maps |
Nigeria, Map 2, reference number 75 Nigeria, Map 3, reference number 75 |
| Alternate names | Afizare, Afizarek, Afusare, Feserek, Fezere, Fizere, Hill Jarawa, Izarek, Jarawa, Jarawan Dutse, Jari, Jos-Zarazon |
| Dialects | Northwest Izere, Northeast Izere, South Izere. The Fobor dialect is prestigious. Northwest Izere subdialects: Fobor (Fobur), Shere; Northeast: Fedare (Zandi, Zendi), Jarawan Kogi (Maigemu), and Fursom (Fursum); South: Forom (Ichen). Firan [fir] is a separate language. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Central, South-Central |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio programs. Bible portions: 1940. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | The language is called ‘Izarek’, ‘Izere’, or ‘Izer’; a speaker ‘Bajari’, the people ‘Jarawa’, ‘Afizarek’, ‘Afizere’, ‘Afudelek’, ‘Fizere’, ‘Feserek’, ‘Fezere’, ‘Hill Jarawa’, ‘Jarawan Dutse’. ‘Jos-Zarazon’ is the name of indigenous speakers in Jos. |
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