Kara

REG

shifting

Alternate Names: Kikara, Kiregi, Regi

Dialects: None known. May be able to use Jita written materials. Lexical similarity: 81% with Jita ,, 80% with Kwaya ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
J
Haya-Jita (E.252)

Demographics: 86,000 (1987), decreasing.

Language Use: Kara increasingly use Jita [jit]. Youth and a few adults also use Swahili [swh].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Tanzania

Other Comments: ‘Regi’ is a group name. They do not travel much.