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Kara language (Tanzania)

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Kara
Regi
Native toTanzania
RegionLake Victoria
Native speakers
(86,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3reg
Glottologkara1481
JE.252[2]

Kara, or Regi, is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken off Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects.

References

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  1. ^ Kara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online