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Kibet

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3: kie

Population	18,500 (Bender 1983).
Region	Salamat region, Barh-Azoum Department and Ouaddaï region, Sila Department. Northeast of Am Timan and southwest of Goz Beïda.
Language maps	Chad, reference number 21 Southwestern Chad, reference number 21
Alternate names	Kibeit, Kibeet, Kabentang
Dialects	Dagel (Daggal), Murru (Muro, Mourro), Kibet. Similar to Runga [rou]. Not a dialect of Tama [tma] as reported in some sources.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Maban-Burun, Maban, Mabang, Runga-Kibet
Language use	Positive attitude. Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 0.
Comments	The area is flooded 6 months each year. Agriculturalists: sorghum, peanuts; animal husbandry; fishermen; hunter-gatherers. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BOMBAY, Elaine; MBERNODJI, Calvain; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2006. Enquête sociolinguistique des parlers Rounga, Kibet, Daggal, Mourro du Tchad.

MBERNODJI, Calvain; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2007. Une enquête sociolinguistique des parlers Kibet, Rounga, Gaggal et Mourro du Tchad: rapport technique.

MBERNODJI, Calvain; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2008. "Une enquête sociolinguistique des parlers Kibet, Rounga, Daggal et Mourro du Tchad rapport technique."