Morom

A language of Chad

ISO 639: bdo
Alternate Names: Bernde, Tar Murba
Population: 4,500 (2002 SIL).
Location:: Guéra region: Guéra department, Bitkine subprefecture; Hadjer-Lamis region: Dababa department, Bokoro and Gama subprefectures.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi, Bagirmi
Dialects: Bayo, Morbo, Morom. Bolong may be a dialect of Kenga [kyq]. Lexical similarity: 59% with Bagirmi [bmi], 53%–72% with Kenga, 54%–73% with Jaya [jyy], 55%–70% with Naba [mne], 55%–70% with the Bilala dialect of Naba.
Language Use: The Bolong now use Kenga [kyq] as their mother tongue. Tar Bolong is moribund with less than 10 speakers in 2002.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Morom
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Guéra region: Guéra department, Bitkine subprefecture; Hadjer-Lamis region: Dababa department, Bokoro and Gama subprefectures.