Zan Gula

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
zna
Alternate Names
Goula, Gula Guera, More, Moriil, Morre
Population

5,000 (2003 SIL).

Location

Guéra Region, Bahr Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, Chinguil, northwest of Lake Iro.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua
Dialects

Chinguil, Zan. Lexical similarity: 46% with Bon Gula [glc].

Language Use

Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Together with Bon Gula ethnonym: Gula Guera. The Gula Iro use ethnonym: Moriil. Traditional religion, Muslim.