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

Jara

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3jaf

Population  46,300 (2000).
Region  Borno state, Biu and Kwaya-Kusar LGAs; Gombe state, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 239
Alternate names   Jera
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.1, Western
Language use  Shifting to Fulfulde [fuv] or Hausa [hau].
Comments  Different from Jere [jer], which is Benue-Congo.