Massalat

A language of Chad

ISO 639: mdg
Population: 10 (1991 R. Blench). Ethnic population: 29,800 (1993 census).
Location:: Batha region: Batha Est department, Oum Hadjer subprefecture; Sila region: Djourf-Al-Ahmar department, Am Dam subprefecture.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Maban, Masalit
Language Use: Shifted to Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Other Comments: Originally separated from the Masalit [mls] along the Sudan border and moved west. Muslim.

Location: Batha region: Batha Est department, Oum Hadjer subprefecture; Sila region: Djourf-Al-Ahmar department, Am Dam subprefecture.