Kara language (Tanzania)
Kara, or Regi, is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken off Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects.
For other uses, see Kara languages.
| Kara | |
|---|---|
| Regi | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Lake Victoria |
Native speakers | (86,000 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | reg |
| Glottolog | kara1481 |
JE.252[2] | |
References
- Kara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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