Gera (also known as Gerawa or Fyandigeri) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.[1] Speakers refer to themselves as Fyandigeri (singular: laa Fyandigeri, plural Fyandigeri).[2]
| Gera | |
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| Fyandigere | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gew |
| Glottolog | gera1246 |
| Fyandigeri[2] | |
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| Person | laa Fyandigeri |
| People | Fyandigeri |
| Language | Fyandigere |
There are at least 30 villages. Many Gera villages no longer speak the language. A 2018 survey suggested there are only 4 villages where the language is being passed on to children.[2]
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