Mogum | Ethnologue

A language of Chad

ISO 639: mou
Alternate Names: Mogoum
Autonym: Mogume
Population: 7,000 (1997 SIL).
Location:: Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture; Guéra department, Bitkine and Mongo subprefectures.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Dialects: Jegu, Kofa (Koffa), Mogum Délé, Mogum Diguimi, Mogum Urmi. Dialect subgroup. Mogum Diguimi may not be a separate dialect. Lexical similarity: more than 96% among dialects.
Language Use: Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] used in cross-linguistic situations. Home, between native speakers in the village. Positive attitudes. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Development: Adult literacy in a few villages. Literature. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mogum
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture; Guéra department, Bitkine and Mongo subprefectures.