Karanga

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
kth
Alternate Names
Kurunga
Population

10,000 (1999 SIL). 4,700 Karanga and 1,420 Bakha.

Location

Ouaddaï Region, Djourf-Al-Ahmar and Ouara departments. Around Am Dam and between Am Dam and Abéché, south of the Maba. Bakha are southwest of Am Dam, Karanga and Koniéré are northeast of Am Dam, Kashmere are south of Abéché and north of the Karanga.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Maban
Dialects

Bakha (Bakhat, Baxa, Faala, Fala), Karanga (Kurunga), Kashmere (Kachmere), Koniéré (Kognere, Konyare, Mooyo, Moyo). Lexical similarity: 73% with Maba [mde], 94% between Karanga and Kashmere dialects.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Karanga
Other Comments

The 4 dialects are distinct ethnic groups. Muslim.