The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BBZ
ISO 639-2: crp
| Population | 3,937 (1993 census). |
| Region | West. Chari Baguirmi Prefecture, N'Djamena Subprefecture. North of Djermaya and between Karal and Tourba. Possibly also in the Bokoro Subprefecture around Ngoura. 23 villages. |
| Alternate names | BABALIA, BUBALIA, BABALIYA |
| Classification | Creole, Arabic based. |
| Comments | A creole developed from Chadian Arabic (90% of the vocabulary) and Berakou (10%; Decobert). The original language of the ethnic group was Berakou. Babalia shares structural similarities with Juba Arabic. There is a post-creole continuum from Chadian Arabic to the Bagirmian basilect. The ethnic group is called 'Babalia.' Muslim. |
