Maba language
Maba (Maban, Mabang) is a Maban language spoken in Chad and Sudan. It is divided into several dialects, and serves as a local trade language. Maba is closely related to the Masalit language.[3]
| Maba | |
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| Native to | Chad, Sudan |
| Region | Ouaddaï, Wadi Fira |
| Ethnicity | Maba |
Native speakers | 300,000 (2006)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mde |
| Glottolog | maba1277[2] |
References
- Maba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Maba (Chad)". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- "Masalit language". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Further reading
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