Cara language
Plateau language spoken in Nigeria
Cara | |
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Teriya | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1999)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cfd |
Glottolog | cara1270 |
ELP | Cara |
Cara (Chara, Fachara), also called Teriya after the village it is spoken in, is a small Plateau language of central Nigeria. Cara is spoken by about 3,000 people in Teriya village, Bassa, Plateau State, Nigeria.[2]
Ethnologue places Cara in Central Plateau. The assignment to Beromic follows Blench (2008).
References
Further reading
- A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Cara (cfd) Language of Plateau State, Nigeria
External links
- Cara wordlist
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Alumic | |
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