Alternate Names: “Barea” (pej.), “Baria” (pej.), “Barya” (pej.)
Dialects: Higir, Koyta, Mogareb, Santora. Little intelligibility of Kunama ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 81,400 (2006).
Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. The Koyta also use also Kunama [kun]. Also use Arabic [arb] for intercommunication. Also use Tigré [tig] for intercommunication. Used as L2 by Bilen [byn].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Female: 21%. Most literate Nara use Arabic [arb]. Taught in some primary schools. Poetry. Radio programs. Videos.
Typology: SOV; case suffixes; passive verbs; reciprocal verbs.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Eritrea
Other Comments: Considerable dialect variation within 4 main groups: Higir, Mogareb, Koyta, and Santora. Muslim.