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Masalit

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3: mls

Population	Population total all countries: 60,900.
Region	North, Darfur Province, Dar Masalit and Nyala District, scattered colonies in Dar Fongoro, south and east; Gedaref region; Geneina, Mistere, and Habila Kajangise. Also in Chad.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Jwisince, Kaana Masala, Massalit
Dialects	The dialect in Dar Masalit in Darfur differs from that spoken in Nyala District.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Maban-Burun, Maban, Mabang, Masalit
Language use	Majority use Arabic [apd] as L2; however, people in the central area and women know only limited Arabic.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Many fled to Chad due to war in Darfur (2007).

Also spoken in:

Chad

Language name	Masalit
Population	60,900 in Chad (2006).
Region	Ouaddaï region, Assoungha Department, around Adré. Northern Masalit is north and east of Geneina in Sudan, Western Masalit in Ouaddaï, Southern Masalit in Sudan.
Language map	Chad, reference number 15
Alternate names	Kaana Masala, Masale, Masara, Massalit, Massolit
Dialects	Northern Masalit, Western Masalit, Southern Masalit.
Language use	Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HISEN, Adam Daud; MAHMOUT, Edji; MBANJI, Bawe Ernest; MBODOU, Youssouf, illustrators. 2010. KÛJI KANA MASARAKA NÎ SÛRAN̰ MBO = A Massalit language lexicon with pictures = Un lexique de la langue massalit avec des images .

KUA, Eunice; PRINZ, Angela; STEYN, Marthinus, compilers; HISEN, Adam Daud; MAHMOUT, Edji; MBANJI, Bawe Ernest; MBODOU, Youssouf, illustrators. 2011. Kuji Kana Masarak Ni Suran Mbo = A Massalit language lexicon with pictures = Un lexique en langue massalit avec des images .  

PRINZ, Angela; THOMPSON, Marion; TIEMANN, Beate, authors. 1991. Rapport d'une enquete linguistique et sociologuistique parmi les Maba et Massalit de la prefecture du Ouaddai.  

Vernacular Publications

Agenda 2010. 2010.

Ajaja - Ajbaj (Enigmes). 2010.

Ajii Masaraa nîŋa. 2012.  

Âsurti: âsurtu geya (Le champ: La culture). 2010.

Kana masaraka gâr meni!. 2012.

Kana masaraka gêr meni!. 2010.

Kidime kambas nî mbo mûcó nî mbo (Le travail des hommes et des femmes). 2010.

Kitab wajay ta nora nû. 2012.  

Sîgi. 2010.

Taŋi: taŋu geya. 2010.