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Surbakhal
A language of Chad
ISO 639-3: sbj
| Population |
7,890 (2000). |
| Region |
Ouaddaï region, Assoungha Department, Adré Subprefecture, between Hadjer Hadid and Alacha. |
| Language map |
Chad, reference number 18
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| Alternate names |
Sourbakhal |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 74% with Masalit [mls]. |
| Classification |
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Maban-Burun, Maban, Mabang, Masalit |
| Language use |
Most also use Maba [mde] or Masalit. |
| Comments |
Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
GRANT, Caroline; MAASS, Antje; PRINZ, Angela, authors. 1995. Rapport d’enquête sociolinguistique: première évaluation parmi les sourbakhal du ouaddai.