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FNI ISO 639-3

Fania

A language of Chad

ISO 639
fni
Alternate Names
Fagnia, Fana, Fanian, Fanya, Fanyan, Kobe, Mana
Population
1,100 (1997 SIL).
Location:
Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, west of Lake Iro; north of Sarh, Mouraye area, Karo, Malakonjo, Rim, Sengué, and Sisi villages.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua
Dialects
Northern Fania, Southern Fania. Distinct from Bua [bub]. Lexical similarity: 79% between dialects.
Language Use
Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Used as L2 by Koke [kou].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Muslim.

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Location: Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, west of Lake Iro; north of Sarh, Mouraye area, Karo, Malakonjo, Rim, Sengué, and Sisi villages.