Jara
Jara is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.
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Jara, also known as Jera, is a Nigerian language reported to be spoken by 46,000 people in 2000. It is spoken in Borno and Gombe States, in the Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko, and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs. It is an Afro-Asiatic language, in the Biu–Mandara branch of Chadic family. Use of Jara is declining; it is being displaced by Fulfulde and Hausa.
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Words in Jara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nax* | |
| name | lim* | |
| eye | yido* | |
| ear | Limo* | |
| nose | aran* | |
| tooth | Lana* | |
| tongue | sen* | |
| hand | ar* | |
| blood | var* | |
| knee | purum* | |
| breast | bofu* | |
| water | am* | |
| sun | vara* | |
| stone | vere* | |
| mountain | xima* | |
| tree | giva* | |
| leaf | zahu* | |
| night | ndeNa* | |
| dog | hade* | |
| fish | v3rxodo* | |
| one | ada* | |
| two | rop* | |
| I | 5i* | |
| you | Ca* | |
| we | genta* | |
| drink | zani* | |
| see | na* | |
| path | mebuNo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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