Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, or in
Hausa: ''Jaranci'') is the most populous of the
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
of eastern
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It is a dialect cluster consisting of many varieties.
Dialects
Jarawa dialects are:
* Zhár (Bankal)
* Zugur (Duguri)
* Gwak (Gingwak)
* Ndaŋshi
* Dòòrì
* Mbat (Bada)
* Mùùn
* Kantana
* Dàmùl
Kantana may be a distinct language.
Blench (2019) lists these varieties as dialects of Jar (Jarawa).
*Zhar
*Ligri
*
Kantana
*Bobar (?)
*Gwak (Gingwak)
*Dõõri
*
Mbat
*Mbat-Galamkya
References
Jarawan languages
Languages of Nigeria
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