Nara
A language of Eritrea
| Population | 81,400 (2006). |
| Region | West, Barentu area and north, next to Kunama territory south. |
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Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia, reference number 59 |
| Alternate names | “Barea” , “Baria” , “Barya” , Higir, Koyta, Mogareb, Nera, Santora |
| Dialects | Considerable dialect variation within the 4 main groups: Higir, Mogareb, Koyta, Santora. Little intelligibility with Kunama [kun]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Nara |
| Language use | They use Tigré [tig] for intercommunication, or Arabic [arb]. The Koyta use Kunama. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV; case suffixes; passive verbs; reciprocal verbs. Muslim, traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Walter, Stephen L. and others. 2005. Eritrea national reading survey, September 2002.
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