Language

Jarawa (Nigeria)

Jarawa (Nigeria) is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Nigeria.

No known Scripture

Scripture in Jarawa (Nigeria)

Our sources record no known Scripture in Jarawa (Nigeria).

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Jarawa (Nigeria) is spoken

  • Nigeria

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About Jarawa (Nigeria)

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
jar
Glottocode
jara1263

Dialects and varieties 8

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Jarawa (Nigeria) as a whole.

  • BankalNo known Scripture
  • BobarNo known Scripture
  • GingwakNo known Scripture
  • Jarawa: BobarNo known Scripture
  • Jarawa: KanamNo known Scripture
  • Jarawa: LigriNo known Scripture
  • KanamNo known Scripture
  • LigriNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.