Jarawa language (Nigeria)

Jarawa
Jarawa
Region	northern Nigeria, near Bauchi
Native speakers	250,000 (dialects with ISO codes) (2006–2011)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Mbam-Bube-Jarawan Jarawan Nigerian Jarawan Jarawa; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Zhár (Bankal); Zugur (Duguri); Gwak (Gingwak); Ndaŋshi; Dòòrì; Mbat (Bada); Mùùn; Kantana; Dàmùl;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; jjr – Zhár (Bankal); dbm – Zugur (Duguri); bau – Mbat (Bada); jgk – Gwak (Gingwak)
Glottolog	jara1263

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

^ 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)

[e18-1] 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)

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Jarawa language (Nigeria)

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