Kwang
A language of Chad
| Population | 16,800 (1993 census). 10,000 or more Kwang, 2,000 Mobou, 250 Aloa. |
| Region | Tandjilé region, Tandjilé Est Department. North of Laï, east of Bongor, southwest of Bousso. The Mobou are in Mobou, south of Bousso; Aloa are in Mogo. |
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Southwestern Chad, reference number 80 |
| Alternate names | Kouang, Kuang, Kwong |
| Dialects | Kwang, Mobou (Mobu), Ngam (Gam, Modgel), Tchagin (Tchakin), Aloa, Kawalké, Gaya, Mindéra. Includes Midigil village, sometimes erroneously listed as a language named ‘Modgel’ (Medegel) in some sources. Lexical similarity: 42% with Kera [ker]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.3 |
| Language use | The Aloa also use Bagirmi [bmi]. The Ngam also use Kaba [ksp]. |
| Comments | The Ngam dialect is different from Ngam [nme] of Chad and Central African Republic in the Sara group of Nilo-Saharan. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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