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Sara languages

Index Sara languages

The Sara languages comprise over a dozen Bongo–Bagirmi languages spoken mainly in Chad; a few are also spoken in the north of the Central African Republic. [1]

21 relations: Bongo–Bagirmi languages, Central African Republic, Central Sudanic languages, Chad, Dagba language, Dialect continuum, Doba language, Gulay language, Horo language, Kaba Deme language, Kaba language, Kabba language, Laka language, Lau Laka language, Lingua franca, Mbay language, Ngam language, Ngambay language, Sar language, Sara people, Sarh.

Bongo–Bagirmi languages

The Bongo–Bagirmi or Sara–Bongo–Bagirmi languages are the major branch of the Central Sudanic language family with about forty languages.

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Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; République centrafricaine, or Centrafrique) is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

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Central Sudanic languages

Central Sudanic is a family of about sixty languages that have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family.

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Chad

Chad (تشاد; Tchad), officially the Republic of Chad ("Republic of the Chad"), is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

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Dagba language

Dagba (Daba) is a language of the Sara people in Central African Republic and Chad.

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Dialect continuum

A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a spread of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighbouring varieties differ only slightly, but the differences accumulate over distance so that widely separated varieties are not mutually intelligible.

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Doba language

Doba is a Central Sudanic language of Chad.

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Gulay language

Gulay (Gulai, Gulei) is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad.

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Horo language

Horo (Hor) is an extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad.

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Kaba Deme language

Kaba Démé (Kaba ’Dem, Ta Sara, Sara Deme), or just Dem, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic.

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Kaba language

Kaba proper is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic.

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Kabba language

Kaba (Kabba), or Kabba of Goré, is a language of the Sara people in Central African Republic and Chad, with around 100,000 speakers.

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Laka language

Laka, also known as Kabba Laka, is one of the Sara languages of Chad.

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Lau Laka language

The Laka Lau, who live on the Benue River in Nigeria, speak a language closely related to Kabba.

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Lingua franca

A lingua franca, also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vernacular language, or link language is a language or dialect systematically used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both native languages.

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Mbay language

Mbay, or Sara Mbay, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic.

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Ngam language

Ngam, or Sara Ngam, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic.

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Ngambay language

Ngambay (also known as Sara, Sara Ngambai, Gamba, Gambaye, Gamblai and Ngambai) is one of the major languages spoken by Sara people in southwestern Chad, northeastern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria, with about a million native speakers.

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Sar language

Sar or Sara, also known as Madjingay and Sara Madjingay is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of southern Chad, and the lingua franca of regional capital of Sarh.

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Sara people

The Sara people are an ethnic group predominantly residing in southern Chad, the northwestern areas of the Central African Republic, and the southern border of North Sudan.

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Sarh

Sarh (Arabic: ساره), formerly French colonial Fort Archambault, is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_languages

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