Bongo–Bagirmi languages
| Bongo–Bagirmi | |
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| Geographic distribution: | CAR, Chad, South Sudan |
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| Glottolog: | sara1341[1] |
The Bongo–Bagirmi or Sara–Bongo–Bagirmi languages are the major branch of the Central Sudanic language family with about forty languages. Principal groups include Bagirmi languages such as Naba and the Sara languages.
Languages
The Bongo–Bagirmi languages are for the most part poorly studied, and there is little agreement and to their internal classification. The table below is taken from Lionel Bender, as summarized in Blench (2000).
- Bongo–Baka
- Kara (= Tar Gula ?)
- Sinyar (Shemya)
- Bagirmi
- Sara
- Doba (Bedjond, Gor, Mango)
- Kaba
- Vale
- Birri (likely to be closer to Kresh)
- Fongoro?
- Yulu (Yulu–Binga)
Notes
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Sara–Bongo–Bagirmi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
External links
- Sara-Bagirmi Language Project, more detailed description of Sara-Bagirmi Languages
References
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