Adara (also Eda and ''Kadara''), is a language spoken by Adara people of Kaduna state and Niger state of

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. The name Adara is also used to refer to the ethnic group. Some estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 500,000. About 80% of the Adara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam.Joshua project entry on the Adara
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Distribution

Adara is spoken mainly in

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and

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Local Government Areas as well as parts of Chikun and Kagarko of Kaduna state. In Paikoro and Munya local governments areas of

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in the

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region of

. NOTABLE PEOPLE IN ADARA: Mr. Williams Dogo central Bank of Nigeria, Stephen Manya former inec commissioner, Abraham Alabura Katoh Pdp publicity Secretary of Kaduna state, pharm Patrick Maigara for commissioner for health Kaduna state, Dr Everton Peter Yari former commissioner for health, Mr. Tom Maiyashi, Dr.maiwada Raphael Galadima Agom Adara, Sani Magaji former commissioner of police Ondo state.

Dialects

Dialects of the Adara language include the Adara dialect, Eneje, Ada, Ekhwa, and Ajiya. Blench (2019) lists Eda, Edra, and Enezhe as dialects.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

References

External links

Listen to a sample of Adara from Global Recordings Network

Eda wordlist
(with English and Hausa) {{authority control Central Plateau languages Languages of Nigeria