Marba

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Azumeina, ’Azumeina, Kolong, Kulung, Maraba

Population

148,000 (2006).

Location

Tandjilé Region, Tandjilé Ouest department, north of Kélo.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Monogoy.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy classes. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1978.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

‘Kulung’ is a place in the Marba-speaking area, not a dialect or language. Different from Marfa [mvu] (Marba) of Chad, which is Maban.