KER ISO 639-3
Kera
Keera Autonym
A language of Chad
- ISO 639
- ker
- Alternate Names
- Kere
- Autonym
- Keera
- Population
- 44,500 in Chad (1993 census). Total users in all countries: 50,500.
- Location:
- Mayo-Kebbi Est region: Mont d’Illi department, near Lake Tikem south of Fianga.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.3
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 42% with Kwang [kvi].
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–15%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2005.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kera
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Confused with neighboring Tupuri [tui] in some publications.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Far North region: Mayo-Danay division, southeast of Doukoula.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing) View other languages of Cameroon
Language Name
Kera
User Population
6,000 in Cameroon.
Map
Location: Mayo-Kebbi Est region: Mont d’Illi department, near Lake Tikem south of Fianga.
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