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Surbakhal

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3sbj

Population  7,890 (2000).
Region  Ouaddaï region, Assoungha Department, Adré Subprefecture, between Hadjer Hadid and Alacha.
Language map  Chad, reference number 18
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.