Kimré

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Gabri-Kimré, Gawra

Population

20,000 (2007 A. Oumounabidji).

Location

Tandjilé Region, Tandjile Est department, east of Laï.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Buruwa (Bordo), Kimruwa (Kimré, Kim-Ruwa). Popular glossonym: Gabri, but it is not intelligible of Gabri [gab].

Language Use

Vigorous. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Prefer literacy in Kimre to French or Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. NT: 2007.

Language Resources