Mogum

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
mou
Alternate Names
Mogoum
Population

7,000 (1997 SIL).

Location

Guéra Region, Guéra department, Bitkine and Mongo subprefectures; Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, south of the Bidiyo [bid] language area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Dialects

Jegu, Kofa (Koffa), Mogum Délé, Mogum Diguimi, Mogum Urmi. Dialect subgroup. Mogum Diguimi may not be a separate dialect. Lexical similarity: more than 96% among dialects.

Language Use

Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] used in cross-linguistic situations. Home, between native speakers in the village. Positive attitudes. Many also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development
Adult literacy in a few villages.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mogum
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Muslim.