Jara language

Jara, also known as Jera, is a Nigerian language reported to be spoken by 46,000 people in 2000.^[1] 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.^[1]

Jara
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Borno and Gombei States, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Akko and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs.
Native speakers	(46,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Tera (A.1) Jara
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jaf
Glottolog	jara1274