Karanga language

Karanga is a Maban language spoken in Chad. Its speakers are divided into four groups, each of which has its own dialect: the Karanga (Kurunga), Kashmere (Kachmere), Bakha (Baxa, Bakhat) a.k.a. Fala (Faala), and Koniéré (Konyare, Kognere) a.k.a. Moyo (Mooyo). Karanga is closely related to the Masalit language.[3]

Karanga
Native toChad
RegionOuaddaï
EthnicityKaranga, Bakha (Fala), Kashmere, Koniere (Moyo)
Native speakers
10,000 (1999)[1]
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3kth
Glottologkara1484
ELPKaranga[2]

References

  1. Karanga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Karanga.
  3. "Masalit language". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 September 2016.


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