The people who speak Kara as their first language comprise 115,000 people of whom 15,000 live outside the traditional homeland area in Tanzania. The number who identify as Kara ethnically may be much larger. They are located in the northwest part of Tanzania, mainly on Ukara, a small island north of Ukerewe, which is the largest island in Lake Victoria, the second largest lake in the world and the source of the fabled Nile River. The island is accessible by ferry about an hour's distance from Ukerewe, and has only eight villages.
Ukara is a somewhat rocky and very hilly island with some variation in terrain.
Most of the Kara people are fishermen or subsistence farmers, with cassava being a major crop. The 500 species of fish that used to populate the lake are mostly gone after the introduction of Nile perch that were supposed to eat the plague of water hyacinth but instead displaced the native fish. Although the Kara people do not travel much, many Kara people go over to Ukerewe frequently to buy and sell in the market there.
The dominant religion of the Kara people is reported to be Christianity, although a few still practice Islam or traditional religions. Although the Kara would profit from scripture in their own language, they do understand scripture that is available in the neighboring Jita language quite well. Teaching in school is in Swahili so those of the younger generation also speak Swahili.
Scripture Prayers for the Kara, Regi in Tanzania.
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Kara, Regi |
People Name in Country | Kara, Regi |
Alternate Names | |
Population this Country | 270,000 |
Population all Countries | 270,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 19160 |
ROP3 Code | 104624 |
ROP25 Code | 303700 |
ROP25 Name | Kara (Tanzania) |
Country | Tanzania | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Lake Victoria southeast shore, Ukara and Ukerewe islands, north of Kerewe [ked] language area. A few in Mwanza region. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Lake Victoria southeast shore, Ukara and Ukerewe islands, north of Kerewe [ked] language area. A few in Mwanza region.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 6.00 %) |
25.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
70.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
5.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Kara | |||
Language Code | reg Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Unknown | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
|
Primary Language | Kara |
Language Code | reg Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Yulu | |
People Groups | Speaking Kara |
Primary Language: Kara
Bible Translation Status: Translation Started
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Text / Printed Matter | Download scripture in this language | eBible.org |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | Anonymous |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |