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Kara language (Tanzania)

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Kara, or Regi, is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken off Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects.

NativetoTanzania

RegionLake Victoria

Native speakers

(86,000 cited 1987)^[1]

Language family

Atlantic–Congo
- Volta-Congo
  - Benue–Congo
    - Bantoid
      - Southern Bantoid
        Bantu
        Northeast Bantu
        Great Lakes Bantu
        East Nyanza
        Suguti
        Kara

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Kara
Regi
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Lake Victoria
Native speakers	(86,000 cited 1987)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu East Nyanza Suguti Kara
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`reg`
Glottolog	`kara1481`
Guthrie code	`JE.252`^[2]

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