Kendeje

A language of Chad

ISO 639: klf
Alternate Names: Kedendje, Kendeye, Kindeje, Yaali
Population: 1,860 (2000).
Location:: Ouaddaï region: Assoungha and Ouara departments, rural Abéché and Adré subprefectures, northwest of Hadjer Hadid.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Maban, Kendeje
Dialects: Yaali, Faranga. Lexical similarity: 89% between dialects with little contact between them.
Language Use: Many shifting to Maba [mde]. Many shifting to Masalit [mls].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kendeje
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Ouaddaï region: Assoungha and Ouara departments, rural Abéché and Adré subprefectures, northwest of Hadjer Hadid.