Birgit
A language of Chad
| Population | 10,400 (2000). |
| Region | Salamat region, Abou Déïa and Barh-Azoum Departments; Ouaddaï region, Djourf-al-Ahmar Department; centered in Abgué. |
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Southwestern Chad, reference number 56 |
| Alternate names | Bergit, Berguid, Birgid |
| Dialects | Abgue, Eastern Birgit, Duguri, Agrab. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 2 |
| Language use | Strong in its central village Abgué, decreasing in Agrab and Tilegeye (Eastern Birgit). Probably strong in Duguri because of geographical isolation. |
| Comments | All sources since Greenberg list it as a separate language from other Dangla languages. Different from Birked [brk] (Birgit) of Sudan, a Nilo-Saharan language. |
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