The Mararit language is a
Taman language spoken in eastern
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
. There are two dialects, Ibiri and Abou Charib, which Blench (2006) counts as distinct languages. The majority speak the Abou Charid.
Mararit people live in Argid Mararit, Abid Mararit, Wadah area, Donkey Kuma, Sani Kiro, in
North Darfur State; in Silala area in
South Darfur State and in Gienena province in
West Darfur State. The Talgai, Mirakawi, Wilkawi, and Tirgawi are tribes of the Mararit people.
Dialects
There are three dialects according to Rilly (2010:175):
[Rilly, Claude. 2010. ''Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique''. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ]
* ''Mararit proper'' (autonyms: ''Ibiri, Abiri, Abiyi, Ebiri''), spoken in
Am Dam
Am Dam ( ar, أم دام) is the capital of Djourf Al Ahmar Department in Sila Region, Chad, located at an important crossroads in the Batha River valley. It is a small town about northwest of Goz-Beida and by road from the capital N'Djamena. ...
District, Chad. A minority is scattered in Sudan. Neighboring languages are
Tama, spoken to the north, and
Sungor, spoken to the south.
* ''Abu Sharib'', spoken near
Biltine, to the west of Mararit proper. It is intelligible with Mararit proper.
* ''Darnut'', reported by Edgar (1991)
References
External links
Mararit (Ibiri) basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
Taman languages
Languages of Chad
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