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MGB ISO 639-3

Mararit

A language of Chad

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Abiri, Abiyi, Ebiri, Mararet, Merarit
Population
42,400 (1993 census). 15,400 Mararit, 27,000 Abou Charib.
Location:
Ouaddaï region: Assoungha department, Mabrone subprefecture, Mararit; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Am Zoer subprefecture, Abou Charib.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Tama, Mararit
Dialects
Mararit, Abou Charib (Abu Sharib, Abu Sharin). Limited intelligibility between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects. Very difficult intelligibility of Tama [tma]. Not intelligible of Sungor [sjg]. Lexical similarity: 62% with Tama [tma], 75% between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects.
Language Use
Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Other Comments
The Abou Charib live north of the Mararit and trace their ancestry to them. Muslim.

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Location: Ouaddaï region: Assoungha department, Mabrone subprefecture, Mararit; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Am Zoer subprefecture, Abou Charib.