Alternate Names: Kadara
Dialects: Ada (E’da, Misiyen), Adara (Kadara, Misiyo), Eneje (Aji). Adara 75% of Eneje, 66% of Ada; Ada: 75% of Adara, 80% of Eneje; Eneje: 100% of Adara, 96% of Ada; among the 3 dialects, speakers use the vernacular with each other. Lexical Similarity: 28% with Ekhwa ,, 32% with Ajiya (Idon) ,; Dialects: Adara 64% with Eneje, 57% with Ada; Eneje 70% with Ada.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 300,000 (2011 SIL).
Language Use: Home, village. All ages. Positive attitudes. 250,000 also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Half those aged 17–50 read Hausa [hau]. More youth than middle-aged are literate.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.