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KZR ISO 639-3

Karang

Karaŋ Autonym

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639
kzr
Alternate Names
Mbum, Mbum-East
Autonym
Karaŋ
Population
17,000 in Cameroon (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Very few monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 18,000.
Location:
North region: Mayo-Rey division, Madingring district (homeland), south border of Bouba Ndjida National Park, south from Madingring, southeast to Lawzigoy, 25 villages. Displaced: Garoua, Ngaoundéré, Ngong, Tcholliré, and Touboro (and surrounding villages).
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Eastern Mbum, Karang
Dialects
Ngumi.
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. Some young people, all adults. Children use the language less in urban centers. Positive attitudes. Some also use French [fra]. Less bilingualism in French due to decline in education. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%– 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–20%. Literacy rates declined in recent years (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 2020.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Karang
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Christian, traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Karang
User Population
1,000 in Chad (1995 SIL).
Location
Logone Oriental region: Monts de Lam department, Baibokoum subprefecture, Lawtiko I, Lawtiko II, Loumbogo, Sarkaluki, and 2 Sakpu villages northwest of Baïbokoum.
Dialects
Karang, Sakpu, Ngomi, Mbere.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Different from Laka [lap] of Central African Republic and Chad, and from Laka [lak] of Nigeria. Traditional religion.
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Map

Location: North region: Mayo-Rey division, Madingring district (homeland), south border of Bouba Ndjida National Park, south from Madingring, southeast to Lawzigoy, 25 villages. Displaced: Garoua, Ngaoundéré, Ngong, Tcholliré, and Touboro (and surrounding villages).