Fania
PrintA language of Chad
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Fagnia, Fana, Fanian, Fanya, Fanyan, Kobe, Mana
Population
1,100 (1997 SIL).
Location
Guéra Region, Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, west of Lake Iro; north of Sarh, Mouraye area, Sengué, Malakonjo, Rim, Sisi, and Karo villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Northern Fania, Southern Fania. Distinct from Bua [bub]. Lexical similarity: 79% between dialects.
Language Use
Vigorous. Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Resources
Traditional religion, Muslim.