Bidiyo
PrintA language of Chad
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bidio, ’Bidio, Bidiya, ’Bidiyo, Bidiyo-Waana, Bidyo
Population
14,000 (Jungraithmayr 1981).
Location
Guéra Region, Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, south of Mongo and west of Abou Telfane.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Bigawguno (Tounkoul), Garawgino (Kafila), Jekkino (Kofilo), Nalguno (Niergui), ’Oboyguno (Zerli). The first 2 dialects listed are eastern, the others western. Dambiya is probably a Bidiyo dialect instead of a Migaama [mmy] dialect.
Language Use
Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Muslim.