Karakare people

Karekare
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State, Yobe State
Native speakers	150,000 (1993)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bole–Angas Bole–Tangale (A.2) Bole (North) Karekare
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	kare1348
Ethnic territories (pink) of the Karekare-speaking people (Kare) in Nigeria

Karekare (also known as Karaikarai, Karai Karai, Kerekere, Kerrikerri) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State and Yobe State with settlements in Kukar-Gadu, Dagare, Maje, Postiskum, Fika, Nangere, Dambam, Dambe and Japan Nigeria. Dialects include Birkai, Jalalam, and Kwarta Mataci.