Kwang

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
kvi
Alternate Names
Kouang, Kuang, Kwong
Population

16,800 (1993 census). 10,000 or more Kwang, 2,000 Mobou, 250 Aloa.

Location

Tandjilé Region, Tandjilé Est department; north of Laï, east of Bongor, southwest of Bousso. Mobou dialect: Mobou; Aloa dialect: Mogo.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.3
Dialects

Aloa, Gaya, Kawalké, Kwang, Mindéra, Mobou (Mobu), Ngam (Gam, Modgel), Tchagin (Tchakin). Includes Midigil village, sometimes erroneously listed as ‘Modgel’ (Medegel) in some sources. Lexical similarity: 42% with Kera [ker].

Language Use

The Aloa are Muslim and are fully bilingual in Bagirmi [bmi]. The Ngam use Sara [mwm] as L2.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kwang
Other Comments

Ngam dialect is different from Ngam [nme] of Chad and Central African Republic in the Sara group of Nilo-Saharan. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.