Adara people

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] exonyms: Hausa: Kadara; Tyap: Á̱nietswaywan), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Adara language, a north Plateau language of Nigeria.[citation needed] Dio Awemi Maisamari is the National president of Adara Development Association (ADA)[3] with his assistant Luke Waziri assistant secretary of the association.[4]

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  2. ^ Roger Blench (5 July 2009). "The Eda [= Kadara] language of Central Nigeria" (PDF).
  3. ^ Tauna, Amos (2021-06-27). "Adara people reject changes in traditional institutions in Kaduna". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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