Jarawa language (Nigeria)

Jarawa
Jarawa
Region	northern Nigeria, near Bauchi
Native speakers	250,000 (dialects with ISO codes) (2006–2011)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Mbam-Bube-Jarawan Jarawan Nigerian Jarawan Jarawa; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Zhár (Bankal); Zugur (Duguri); Gwak (Gingwak); Ndaŋshi; Dòòrì; Mbat (Bada); Mùùn; Kantana; Dàmùl;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; jjr – Zhár (Bankal); dbm – Zugur (Duguri); bau – Mbat (Bada); jgk – Gwak (Gingwak)
Glottolog	jara1263

Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, or in Hausa: Jaranci) is the most populous of the Bantu languages of northern Nigeria. It is a dialect cluster consisting of many varieties.

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