Dangaléat

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
daa
Alternate Names
Danal, Dangal, Dangla
Population

60,000 (2005 SIL), increasing. 45,000 in Dangaléat Canton.

Location

Guéra Region, Guéra department, Bang-bang subprefecture. Western dialect: Korbo area; Central dialect: around Barlo, Koubo Adougoul; Eastern dialect: around Korlongo.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Dialects

Central Dangaléat, East Dangaléat, West Dangaléat (Karbo, Korbo). Intelligibility between east and west dialects is low, but central dialect well understood.

Language Use

Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Pre-school. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Dictionary. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dangaléat
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.