Saba language

Afro-Asiatic language of Chad
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Saba
Native toChad
Regionsouth central
Native speakers
1,300, including Jelkung (2000)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3saa
Glottologsaba1276
ELPSaba

Saba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in south central Chad. Speakers are found in Sorki canton in Chinguil sub-prefecture.[2]

Ethnologue lists Jelkung as a synonym;[1] Blench (2006), however, considers it a distinct language, in a different branch of East Chadic.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Saba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Oxfam and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016. Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad).
  3. ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)

References

  • Dakouli, Padeu, Antje Maass, and David Toomey. 1996. Rapid appraisal of the Saba language of the Guera, Chad. N’Djamena: Association SIL. Manuscript.
  • Derendinger (1949). "Contribution à l'étude des langues nègres du Centre-africain". Journal des Africanistes. 19 (2): 143–194. doi:10.3406/jafr.1949.2599.
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East Chadic languages
East Chadic (A)
Sibine (A.1.1)
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Miltu (A.1.2)
Nancere (A.2.1)
Gabri (A.2.2)
Kwang (A.3)
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Dangla (B.1.1)
Mubi (B.1.2)
Sokoro (B.3)
Barain (B.4)
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