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DAA ISO 639-3

Dangaléat

Daŋla Autonym

A language of Chad

ISO 639
daa
Alternate Names
Danal, Dangal, Dangla
Autonym
Daŋla
Population
60,000 (2005 SIL), increasing. 45,000 in Dangaléat Canton.
Location:
Possibly Batha region; Guéra region: Guéra department, Bang-bang subprefecture. Barlo, Koubo Adougoul area (Central dialect); Korlongo area (Eastern dialect); Korbo area (Western dialect).
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Dialects
West Dangaléat (Karbo, Korbo), East Dangaléat, Central Dangaléat. Intelligibility between east and west dialects is low, but central dialect well understood.
Language Use
Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Used as L2 by Zerenkel [zrn].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Pre-school. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dangaléat
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim, Christian.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Possibly Batha region; Guéra region: Guéra department, Bang-bang subprefecture. Barlo, Koubo Adougoul area (Central dialect); Korlongo area (Eastern dialect); Korbo area (Western dialect).