Gera

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
gew
Alternate Names
Fyandigere, Fyandigeri, Gerawa, Rawam
User Population

200,000 (1995 CAPRO).

Location

Bauchi state: Bauchi and Ganjuwa LGAs, Bauchi town.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.2, Bole, Bole Proper
Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Only 4 villages where the language is being transmitted to the children (Blench 2019). Also use Hausa [hau], with many youth shifting. Used as L2 by Shiki [gua].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gera
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.