| Adara | |
|---|---|
| Eda | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kaduna State;Niger State |
Native speakers | 300,000 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kad |
| Glottolog | kada1284 |
| Person | Àndara[2] |
|---|---|
| People | Àdara |
| Language | Èdrà |
| Person | Ànda[2] |
|---|---|
| People | Àda |
| Language | Èdà |
Adara (alsoEda[3] andKadara), is a language spoken by Adara people of Kaduna state and Niger state ofNigeria. The nameAdara is also used to refer to the ethnic group.
Some estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 500,000. About 80% of theAdara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam.[4]
Adara is spoken mainly inKachia andKajuruLocal Government Areas as well as parts of Chikun and Kagarko of Kaduna state. In Paikoro and Munya local governments areas ofNiger State in theMiddle Belt region ofNigeria.[5]
Dialects of the Adara language include the Adara dialect, Eneje, Ada,Ekhwa, andAjiya.[5]: 1
Blench (2019) lists Eda, Edra, and Enezhe as dialects.[2]
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Alveo-palatal | Palatal | Velar | Labial–velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | [c]j | kg | kpgb | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Tap | ɾ | |||||||
| Fricative | fv | sz | ʃʒ | [ɣ] | h | |||
| Affricate | [bv] | |||||||
| Approximant | y | w | ||||||
| Lateral | l |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |