Besme

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Beseme, Besemme, Bodor, Hounar, Huner, ’Unar

Population

1,230 (1993 census).

Location

Southwest, Tandjilé Region, Kélo and Laï subprefectures, in Besmé, Bodor, and 3 other villages along Logone river northwest of Lai.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 51% with Kim [kia].

Language Use

Some also use Nancere [nnc] or Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Resources

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.