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Adara people

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Adara
Total population
381,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Nigeria
Languages
Adara
Religion
Christianity, Traditional Religion, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bakulu, Ham, Koro, Bajju, Atyap, Afizere, Berom, Jukun, Kuteb, Efik, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria


Adara people (also Eda[2] and Kadara), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Adara language, a north Plateau language of Nigeria.

Demographics

Some estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 381,000.[1]

About 55% of the Adara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam.[1]

Crises

Adara people have suffered from ongoing communal conflicts in Nigeria, especially herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria, including in Kaduna State.

References

  1. ^ a b c Joshua project entry on the Adara
  2. ^ Roger Blench (5 July 2009). "The Eda [= Kadara] language of Central Nigeria" (PDF).