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Karang

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: kzr

Population	17,000 in Cameroon (1991 SIL). Population total all countries: 18,000.
Region	North Province, Mayo-Rey Division, Madingring District [homeland], south border of Bouba Ndjida National Park, south from Madingring, southeast to Lawzigoy (toward Touboro). 25 villages. [displaced: Garoua, Ngong, Ngaoundéré, Touboro (and surrounding villages), Tcholliré]. Also in Chad.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 85
Alternate names	Mbum, Mbum-East
Dialects	Ngumi. Related to Pana [pnz], Nzakambay [nzy], Kuo [xuo], and Mbere [mdt].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Eastern Mbum, Karang
Language use	Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitude. Most also use some Fulfulde; some also use some French. Bilingualism declining in French due to decline in education.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10 to 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 10 to 20%. Literacy rates declined in recent years (2007). Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian, traditional religion, a few Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Chad

Language name	Karang
Population	1,000 in Chad (1995 SIL).
Region	Logone Oriental region, Monts de Lam Department, Baibokoum Subprefecture, northwest of Baïbokoum along the Cameroon border: Loumbogo, Lawtiko I, Lawtiko II, Sarkaluki villages, and possibly another, as well as 2 Sakpu villages.
Language map	Southwestern Chad, reference number 109
Alternate names	Eastern Mbum, Kareng, Laka, Lakka, Lakka Mbum, Mbum Bakal, Nzák Kàráng
Dialects	Karang, Sakpu, Ngomi, Mbere.
Comments	Different from Laka [lap] of Central African Republic and Chad, and from Laka [lak] of Nigeria. Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

NGANG, David, author. 1999. Les pronoms en karang (ALCAM 352).  

NGANG, David; ULFERS, Robert Ernst, authors. 2000. A practical study of the orthography of compound words in the Karang language (ALCAM 352).  

UBELS, Edward H., author. 1983. "Mood and aspect in Karang."

UBELS, Edward H.; UBELS, Virginia, authors. 1980. Phonology of Karang.

UBELS, Virginia, author. 1986. Testing a primer series.

ULFERS, Robert Ernst, author. 1993. Narrative genre text collection for discourse grammar analysis in Karang.  

ULFERS, Robert, compiler. 2007. Dictionnaire karang - français.  

Vernacular Publications

Alfabe karaŋ. 1986.

Ɓày fè láɓna karaŋrì lew sá. 1982.

Bɔ̌kɔ kè Kuɗu: Mbete fírma fè kè nzák karang 5. 1985.

Boro kè Bɔ̌kɔ: Mbete fírma fè kè nzák karang 6. 1985.

Gama kè Kudu: Mbete fírma fè kè nzák karang 3. 1985.

Jaŋgen e mbinden wolde karaŋ. 1982.

Lisons et écrivons la langue karang. 1982.

Máhfúl hí sąwkpùh zɔ̀ke hi gun ké zɔ̀k ké ɓíl púh. 1994.

Mahful laɓ pihna ke sąwkpuh pambe. 1998.  

Mbete firma fe ke nzak karaŋ 1 ke 2 (Présyllabaires volumes 1 et 2 en langue karang). 1998.  

Mbete fírma fè kè nzák karaŋ 1. 1984.

Mbete fírma fè kè nzák karaŋ 2. 1984.

Mbete firma fe ke nzak karaŋ 3. 1998.

Mbete firma fe ke nzak karaŋ 4. 1998.

Mbete firma fe ke nzak karaŋ 5 (Syllabaire volume 5 en langue karang). 2001.

Mbete firma fe ke nzak karaŋ 6 (Syllabaire volume 6 en langue karang). 2001.

Mbete píhna nzùk sɔ́k fè kína. 1986.

Mbete sɔ́k ɓày séna. 1986.

Mbete túku 1, 2. 1984.

Ndeɓay ke yim argi = Ndebaï et l’Arki. 2001.

Yóro kè Dìla: Mbete fírma fè kè nzák karang 4. 1985.

Zaneɗ ke Sena Ndariya. 1998.