The Bagirmi languages comprise half a dozen languages spoken in southern
Chad
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. They are members of the
Central Sudanic
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language family.
The most populous Bagirmi language is
Naba, spoken by the
Bilala,
Kuka
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, and
Medogo, who together number a quarter million. The languages are:
:
Barma (Bagirmi proper),
Naba,
Kenga,
Fer
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,
Beraku,
Disa
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''Ethnologue'' lists a couple more (
Jaya,
Morom) between Kenga and Naba, and
Gula (Sara Gula) further south, next to
Sar
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...
.
Footnotes
References
Roger Blench
Bongo–Bagirmi languages
Languages of Chad
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