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AMJ ISO 639-3

Amdang

A language of Chad

ISO 639
amj
Alternate Names
Andang, Andangti, Biltine, Mima, Mime, Mimi, Mututu, Simi Amdangtii
Population
41,100 (2000). Population lower in Wadi Fira (home region) than in Batha and Ouaddaï regions.
Location:
Batha region: Batha Est department, Haraze Djombo Kibit and Oum Hadjer subprefectures; Ouaddaï region; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Biltine subprefecture, Mimi Goz and Mimi Hadjer cantons.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Fur
Language Use
Vigorous. Positive attitudes. Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] (Sommer 1992).
Language Development
Attitudes towards education and literacy in French and Arabic positive.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Amdang
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Batha region: Batha Est department, Haraze Djombo Kibit and Oum Hadjer subprefectures; Ouaddaï region; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Biltine subprefecture, Mimi Goz and Mimi Hadjer cantons.