Karanga
A language of Chad
| Population | 10,000 (1999 SIL). 4,696 Karanga and 1,419 Bakha. |
| Region | Ouaddaï region, Djourf-Al-Ahmar and Ouara departments. Around Am Dam and between Am Dam and Abéché, south of the Maba. Bakha are southwest of Am Dam, Karanga and Koniéré are northeast of Am Dam, Kashmere are south of Abéché and north of the Karanga. |
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Chad, reference number 19 |
| Alternate names | Kurunga |
| Dialects | Karanga (Kurunga), Kashmere (Kachmere), Bakha (Baxa, Bakhat, Faala, Fala), Koniéré (Konyare, Kognere, Mooyo, Moyo). Lexical similarity: 73% with Maba [mde], 94% between Karanga and Kashmere dialects. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Maban-Burun, Maban |
| Comments | The 4 dialects are distinct ethnic groups. Muslim. |
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