Kimré
A language of Chad
| Population | 20,000 (2007 Oumounabidji). 700 Tchere-Aïba. |
| Region | Tandjilé region, Tandjile Est Department, east of Laï. |
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Southwestern Chad, reference number 105 |
| Alternate names | Gabri-Kimré, Gawra |
| Dialects | Kimruwa (Kim-Ruwa, Kimré), Buruwa (Bordo). Popularly called ‘Gabri’, but it is not intelligible with Gabri [gab]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.2, 1 |
| Language use | Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: below 5%. Prefer literacy in Kimre to French or Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. |
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