Mararit language
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| Mararit | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Sudan and Tchad |
| Region | western sudan and Eastern Chad |
| Ethnicity | Mararit |
| Native speakers | 43,000 (1993) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mgb |
| Linguasphere | 05-PEA-aa |
The Mararit language is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in eastern Chad. language group of the Western branch of Nilo-Saharan. There are two dialects. One is called Mararit and the other is called Abou Charib. The majority speak the Abou Charid dialect of the language. Mararit people live in Argid Mararit, Abid Mararit, Wadah area, Donkey Kuma, Sani Kiro,in North Darfur State; in Silala area in South Darfur State and in Gienena provinvce in West Darfur State. Furthermore, the Talgai, Mirakawi,wilkawi,Tirgawi are sections of Mararit people .
[edit] External links
- Ethnologue Report on Mararit
- Map of Mararit language from the LL-Map project
- Information on Mararit language from the MultiTree project
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