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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Central African Republic > Kare

Kare

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3kbn

Population  93,000 in Central African Republic. 57,500 Kare, 35,500 Tale (1996). Population total all countries: 97,460.
Region  Bozoum and Bocaranga subprefectures. Also in Cameroon.
Language map  Central African Republic, reference number 31
Alternate names   Kali, Kari, KarrĂ©
Dialects  Tale (Tali), Kari. Intelligible with Mbum [mdd].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Eastern Mbum, Karang
Language development  NT: 1947.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Different from the Kari [kbj] of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is Benue-Congo.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name   Kare
Population  4,460 in Cameroon (2000).
Region  Adamawa Province, Vina Division, Belel area; North Province, Mayo-Rey Division.
Language maps  Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 90
Northern Cameroon, reference number 90
Alternate names  Kali, Kari, KarrĂ©
Dialects  Tale, Kari.
Comments  Different from the Kari [kbj] of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is Benue-Congo.