Saba
PrintA language of Chad
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Jelkung
Population
1,340 (2000).
Location
Guéra Region, Bahr Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, northeast of Melfi.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Language Use
Children speak the language, (but not all). Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], but with low proficiency (Boyd 1989).
Language Development
Active language development.
Writing
Latin script.
Muslim, traditional religion.