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Bidiyo

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3: bid

Population	14,000 (Jungraithmayr 1981).
Region	Guéra region, Guéra Department, Mongo Subprefecture, south of Mongo and west of Abou Telfane.
Language map	Southwestern Chad, reference number 55
Alternate names	’Bidio, ’Bidiyo, Bidio, Bidiya, Bidiyo-Waana, Bidyo
Dialects	Garawgino (Kafila), Jekkino (Kofilo), Bigawguno (Tounkoul), Nalguno (Niergui), ’Oboyguno (Zerli). The first 2 dialects listed are eastern, the others western. Dambiya is probably a Bidiyo dialect instead of a Migaama [mmy] dialect.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Language use	Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar.
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Koyoy ti algo 2009. 2009.

Koyoy ti algo 2010. 2009.

Osononte Bidiya (Syllabaire no 2 en langue Bidiya). 2008.

Osononte Bidiya (Syllabaire no. 1 en langue Bidiya). 2008.

Osononte Bidya. 2009.

Osononte Bidya. 2009.