Kara | |
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Regi | |
Native to | Tanzania |
Region | Lake Victoria |
Native speakers | (86,000 cited 1987)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | reg |
Glottolog | kara1481 |
JE.252 [2] |
Kara, or Regi, is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken off Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects.
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