Mararit

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
mgb
Alternate Names
Abiri, Abiyi, Ebiri, Mararet, Merarit
Population

42,400 (1993 census). 15,400 Mararit, 27,000 Abou Charib.

Location

Wadi Fira Region, Biltine Department, Am Zoer Subprefecture (Abou Charib); Ouaddaï Region, Assoungha Department, Mabrone Subprefecture (Mararit).

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Western, Tama, Mararit
Dialects

Abou Charib (Abu Sharib, Abu Sharin), Mararit. Limited intelligibility between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects. Very difficult intelligibility of Tama [tma]. Not intelligible of Sungor [sjg]. Lexical similarity: 62% with Tama [tma], 75% between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects.

Language Use

Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 0%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mararit
Other Comments

The Abou Charib live north of the Mararit and trace their ancestry to them. Muslim.