Jarawa language (Nigeria)
Bantu language spoken in Nigeria
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Jarawa (also known as Jhar, or in Hausa: Jaranci) is the most populous of the Jarawan languages of northern Nigeria. It is a dialect cluster consisting of many varieties.
Native speakers
250,000 (dialects with ISO codes) (2006–2011)[1]Niger–Congo?
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Atlantic–Congo
- Volta-Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Bantoid
- Southern Bantoid
- Jarawan
- Nigerian Jarawan
- Jarawa
- Nigerian Jarawan
- Jarawan
- Southern Bantoid
- Bantoid
- Benue–Congo
- Volta-Congo
Dialects
- Zhár (Bankal)
- Zugur (Duguri)
- Gwak (Gingwak)
- Ndaŋshi
- Dòòrì
- Mbat (Bada)
- Mùùn
- Kantana
- Dàmùl
| Jarawa | |
|---|---|
| Region | northern Nigeria, near Bauchi |
Native speakers | 250,000 (dialects with ISO codes) (2006–2011)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:jjr – Zhár (Bankal)dbm – Zugur (Duguri)bau – Mbat (Bada)jgk – Gwak (Gingwak) |
| Glottolog | jara1263 |
Phonology
- /β/ only appears as a marginal phoneme.
- [ʔ] only appears in non-word-initial syllables.
- Sounds /n, t, l, r/ can be heard as palatal or retroflex [ɲ, ʈ, ɭ, ɽ] in word-final position. /k/ can also be heard as uvular [q] in the same position, and may also alternate with [ʁ] or [ɢ].
- Sounds /k͡x, ɡ͡ɣ/ can be heard as fricatives [x, ɣ] or [χ, ʁ] in intervocalic position.
- Sounds /ɛ, ɔ/ only appear after glides.
