Karanga | |
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Native to | Chad |
Region | Ouaddaï |
Ethnicity | Karanga, Bakha (Fala), Kashmere, Koniere (Moyo) |
Native speakers
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10,000 (1999) |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | kara1484 |
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.