Jarawa language (Nigeria)

Jarawa (also known as Jar, Jara, or in Hausa: Jaranci) is the most populous of the Bantu languages of northern Nigeria. It is a dialect cluster consisting of many varieties.

Phonology

 * /β/ only appears as a marginal phoneme.
 * [ʔ] only appears in non-word-initial syllables.
 * Sounds /n, t, l, r/ can be heard as palatal or retroflex [ɲ, ʈ, ɭ, ɽ] in word-final position. /k/ can also be heard as uvular [q] in the same position, and may also alternate with [ʁ] or [ɢ].


 * Sounds /k͡x, ɡ͡ɣ/ can be heard as fricatives [x, ɣ] or [χ, ʁ] in intervocalic position.


 * Sounds /ɛ, ɔ/ only appear after glides.

Dialects
Jarawa dialects are: Kantana may be a distinct language.
 * Zhár (Bankal)
 * Zugur (Duguri)
 * Gwak (Gingwak)
 * Ndaŋshi
 * Dòòrì
 * Mbat (Bada)
 * Mùùn
 * Kantana
 * Dàmùl

Blench (2019) lists these varieties as dialects of Jar (Jarawa).


 * Zhar
 * Ligri
 * Kantana
 * Bobar (?)
 * Gwak (Gingwak)
 * Dõõri
 * Mbat
 * Mbat-Galamkya