Tunia

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Tounia, Tun, Tunya

Population

2,260 (1993 census).

Location

Moyen-Chari Region, Barh Kôh department, Sarh and 3 small villages north.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Perim, Tunya. Not intelligible of other Bua languages.

Language Use

Perim dialect is extinct. 25% also use Niellim [nie], Sara [mwm] (most, but with low proficiency), Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], or French [fra].

Language Development

Grammar.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.