Adara

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
kad
Alternate Names
Kadara
Population

300,000 (2011 SIL).

Location

Kaduna state: Kachia and Kajuru LGAs; Niger state: Muya and Paikoro LGAs.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Northern
Dialects

Eneje (Aji), Ada (E’da, Misiyen), Adara (Kadara, Misiyo). Adara 75% of Eneje, 66% of Ada; Ada: 75% of Adara, 80% of Eneje; Eneje: 100% of Adara, 96% of Ada; among the 3 dialects, speakers use the vernacular with each other. Lexical Similarity: 28% with Ekhwa [ikv], 32% with Ajiya (Idon) [idc]; Dialects: Adara 64% with Eneje, 57% with Ada; Eneje 70% with Ada.

Language Use

Home, village. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Half those aged 17–50 read Hausa [hau]. More youth than middle-aged are literate.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Adara
Writing

Latin script [Latn], in development.

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

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