Jarawa language (Nigeria)

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

Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, or in Hausa: Jaranchi) is the most populous of the Southern Bantoid Jarawan languages of eastern Nigeria.

Its dialects are:

Kantana may be a distinct language.