Bagirmi languages
The Bagirmi languages comprise half a dozen languages spoken in southern Chad. They are members of the Central Sudanic language family.
| Bagirmi | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Chad |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Glottolog | bagi1248[1] |
The most populous Bagirmi language is Naba, spoken by the Bilala, Kuka, and Medogo, who together number a quarter million. The languages are:
Ethnologue lists a couple more (Jaya, Morom) between Kenga and Naba, and Gula (Sara Gula) further south, next to Sar.
Footnotes
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bagirmic". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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