Birgit

A language of Chad

ISO 639: btf
Alternate Names: Bergit, Berguid, Birgid
Population: 10,400 (2000).
Location:: Salamat region: Aboudéïa and Barh-Azoum departments; Sila region: Djourf al Ahmar department, centered in Abgué; south Batha region.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 2
Dialects: Abgue, Eastern Birgit, Duguri, Agrab.
Language Use: Strong in its central village Abgué, decreasing in Agrab and Tilegeye (Eastern Birgit). Probably strong in Duguri due to geographical isolation.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Birgit
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: All sources since Greenberg list it as a separate language from other Dangla languages. Different from Birked [brk] (Birgit) of Sudan, a Nilo-Saharan language.

Location: Salamat region: Aboudéïa and Barh-Azoum departments; Sila region: Djourf al Ahmar department, centered in Abgué; south Batha region.