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Kera

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3: ker

Population	44,500 in Chad (1993 census). Population total all countries: 50,500.
Region	Mayo-Kebbi Est region, Mont d’Illi Department, south of Fianga, near Lake Tikem. Also in Cameroon.
Language map	Southwestern Chad, reference number 84
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 42% with Kwang [kvi].
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.3
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–15%. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	It has been confused with neighboring Tupuri [tui] in some publications. SVO.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name	Kera
Population	6,000 in Cameroon.
Region	Far North Province, Mayo-Danay Division, Southeast of Doukoula.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 60
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 5%–25%.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CAMBURN, Janet K., author. 1984. A relational grammar approach to Kera syntax.

HUNGERFORD, Marian, author. 1991. ’Spalding works for Kera, too’.

PEARCE, Mary, author. 1994. An introductory study of music among the Kera.  

PEARCE, Mary, author. 1998. "Consonants and tone in Kera (Chadic)."

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2003. Vowel harmony in Kera (Chadic).  

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2005. Kera tone and voicing.

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2006. "The interaction between metrical structure and tone in Kera."

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2006. Evidence against voicing spread in Kera.

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2007. "Description and theory in the voicing/tone interaction of Kera."  

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2007. "Iambicity in Kera."  

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2007. The interaction of tone with voicing and foot structure: evidence from Kera phonetics and phonology.

PEARCE, Mary, author. 2009. "Kera tone and voicing interaction."

Vernacular Publications

Ajujun kera. 1986.

Áŋ aŋgǝ ku kera. 1984.

Aŋ aŋkǝ ku keera la. 1994.

Bǝ minti ɗeme bǝ kiɗiw a dom baŋ. 1992.

Kefter bʼajew bǝ hel dǝ hate aŋke bǝ ku keekaŋ dǝ jeere diŋ. 1993.

Kefter bǝ hate cǝǝrǝ numraŋa. 1997.

Tokɗǝ Pepeŋ la!. 1993.

Tokɗǝ Pepeŋ La!. 1998.  

Toŋna dǝgǝ girduŋ. 1997.