GVL ISO 639-3
Gulay
Guley Autonym
A language of Chad
- ISO 639
- gvl
- Alternate Names
- Goulai, Goulaye, Goulei, Gouley, Gulai, Gulei
- Autonym
- Guley
- Population
- 163,000 (1993 census). 23,500 Pen in 26 villages (1995 D. Djarangar).
- Location:
- Logone Oriental (1 canton), Mandoul (6 cantons), Tandjilé (1 canton) regions, between Doba, Koumra, and Laï.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi, Sara, Sara Proper
- Dialects
- Gulay, Pen (Peni).
- Language Use
- Also use Sar [mwm].
- Language Development
- Literature. Grammar. NT: 2004.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Gulay
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- The Pen do not like to be called Gulay.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Logone Oriental (1 canton), Mandoul (6 cantons), Tandjilé (1 canton) regions, between Doba, Koumra, and Laï.
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