Kera language
Kera is an East Chadic language spoken by 45,000 people in Southwest Chad and 6,000 people in North Cameroon.
| Kera | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Chad, Cameroon |
Native speakers | (50,000 cited 1993) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ker |
| Glottolog | kera1255 |
It was called "Tuburi" by Joseph Greenberg, a name shared with Tupuri.
In Cameroon, Kera is spoken by small, isolated and scattered groups in the southern departments of Mayo-Danay (Wina commune) and Diamaré (Ndoukoula district) in the Far North Region. It is mainly spoken in Chad. In Cameroon, the main group is near the border, south of Viri. There are about 6,000 speakers in Cameroon.
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