Jarawa language (Nigeria)

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Not to be confused with Jarawa language (Andaman Islands).
Jarawa
Regioneastern Nigeria, near Bauchi
Native speakers
250,000 (dialects with ISO codes) (2006–2011)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Zhár (Bankal)
  • Zugur (Duguri)
  • Gwak (Gingwak)
  • Ndaŋshi
  • Dòòrì
  • Mbat (Bada)
  • Mùùn
  • Kantana
  • Dàmùl
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
jjr – Zhár (Bankal)
dbm – Zugur (Duguri)
bau – Mbat (Bada)
jgk – Gwak (Gingwak)
Glottologjara1263

Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, or in Hausa: Jaranchi) is the most populous of the Bantu languages of eastern Nigeria. It is a dialect cluster consisting of many varieties.

Dialects[]

Jarawa dialects are:

  • Zhár (Bankal)
  • Zugur (Duguri)
  • Gwak (Gingwak)
  • Ndaŋshi
  • Dòòrì
  • Mbat (Bada)
  • Mùùn
  • Kantana
  • Dàmùl

Kantana may be a distinct language.

Blench (2019) lists these varieties as dialects of Jar (Jarawa).[2]

  • Zhar
  • Ligri
  • Kantana
  • Bobar (?)
  • Gwak (Gingwak)
  • Dõõri
  • Mbat-Galamkya

References[]

  1. ^ Zhár (Bankal) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Zugur (Duguri) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Mbat (Bada) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Gwak (Gingwak) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.


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