Jarawa language (Nigeria)

Spoken in

Niger - Congo

  • Atlantic - Congo Benue - Congo Bantoide languages Southern bantoide languages Jarawoide languages

Jar

Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, Jaranchi and Jarawan Kogi ) is a semi - Bantu language in Nigeria, so a bantoide language which is not one of the Bantu languages.

She is the representative of the jarawoiden languages ​​with most speakers Ostnigerias. The dialects of the language are Bankal ( Bankala, Barrranci or Zhar ) Ligri, Kanam, Bobar and Gingwak ( Gwak, Jarawan Bununu or Jaracin Kasa ).

The language has no official status in Nigeria and is therefore not actively promoted by the state, which means that the language by the sole since the British colonial era country's official language, English, is displaced.

Source

  • Ethnologue report on Jarawa
  • Jarawoid languages
  • Single language
Bauchi State Language family Atlantic languages Benue–Congo languages
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