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FUI ISO 639-3

Fulfulde, Bagirmi

A language of Chad

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Baghirmi Peul, Bagirmi Fula
Population
24,000 in Chad. Total users in all countries: 180,000.
Location:
Chari-Baguirmi region: Baguirmi department, Massenya subprefecture; Hadjer-Lamis region: Dababa department, Bokoro subprefecture, between Bokoro and Massenya.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Fula, Eastern
Dialects
None known. May be similar to Bororo Fulfulde [fuv]; a nomadic group of Mbororo. A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fulfulde, Bagirmi
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Spoken by people of Wodaabe lineage; also in northern Niger, northern Cameroon, Central African Republic. Nomadic. Different from Bagirmi [bmi], which is Nilo-Saharan.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Fulfulde, Bagirmi
User Population
156,000 in Central African Republic (1996).
Location
Widespread.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Spoken by people of Wodaabe lineage who are also in northern Niger, northern Cameroon, Central African Republic. Nomadic. Different from Bagirmi [bmi] language of Chad, which is Nilo-Saharan.
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Location: Chari-Baguirmi region: Baguirmi department, Massenya subprefecture; Hadjer-Lamis region: Dababa department, Bokoro subprefecture, between Bokoro and Massenya.