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Runga

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3: rou

Population	21,500 in Chad (1993 census), decreasing. Population total all countries: 43,000.
Region	Southeast Salamat region, Am Timan and Haraze-Mangueigne subprefectures; Ouaddaï Prefecture, Goz-Beïda Subprefecture, along Central African Republic border. Also in Central African Republic.
Language map	Chad, reference number 27
Alternate names	Rounga, Roungo, Aykindang
Dialects	Similar to Kibet [kie].
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Maban-Burun, Maban, Mabang, Runga-Kibet
Language use	Neutral attitude. Most of the men also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] (Boyd 1989).
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 0 %.
Comments	The area is flooded for 6 months each year. Agriculturalists: sorghum; fishermen. Traditional religion, Muslim.

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Central African Republic

Language name	Runga
Population	21,500 in Central African Republic (1996).
Region	Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture, Bangui.
Language map	Central African Republic, reference number 53
Alternate names	Ayki, Aykindang, Rounga, Runga de Ndele
Language use	Also use Shua Arabic [shu].
Comments	Agriculturalists: sorghum; hunter-gatherers; fishermen; traders. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BOMBAY, Elaine; MBERNODJI, Calvain; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2006. Enquête sociolinguistique des parlers Rounga, Kibet, Daggal, Mourro du Tchad.

MBERNODJI, Calvain; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2007. Une enquête sociolinguistique des parlers Kibet, Rounga, Gaggal et Mourro du Tchad: rapport technique.

MBERNODJI, Calvain; WOLF, Katharina, authors. 2008. "Une enquête sociolinguistique des parlers Kibet, Rounga, Daggal et Mourro du Tchad rapport technique."