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Kadara

Evidence: Well documented

Kadara is a language of Niger State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Plateau (Northern group).

Key facts
Type
Language
Belongs to
Plateau
Glottocode
kada1284
Overview

Kadara is a language of Niger State, according to Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020), which classifies it as Plateau (Northern group). The Atlas places the cluster mainly in Kachia and Kajuru LGAs of Kaduna State, with Eda also in Paikoro LGA of Niger State. Its members include Eda, Edra, Enezhe. Other names include Adara. Speaker figures in the Atlas: 22,000 (1949); 40,000 (1972). The Atlas notes a South dialect of Kadara named after Minna, and reading materials published in 2006.

Connections
Other names
  • Adara · spelling variant
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field 1.A: alternate spelling of the name.
  • Eda · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
  • Edra · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
  • Enezhe · alternative
    Blench's Atlas (2020), field member: member of the cluster, as the Atlas lists it.
Sources
  1. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · Academic source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Kadara: location, classification, other names, speakers
  2. Glottolog language index (resourcemap) — Glottolog · Academic source · link (accessed 26 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Glottocode kada1284
How evidence is graded
  • Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
  • Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
  • Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
  • Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
  • Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
  • Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.

Sources are marked official, academic, reference, community or general web. Sources that copy each other count as one. Oral traditions are recorded as traditions, not as proven fact.

Archive ID: LANG-KADARA · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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