Sokoro
A language of Chad
| Population | 5,000 (1994 SIL). |
| Region | Guéra region, Bahr Signaka Department, Melfi Subprefecture, north and northwest of Melfi, Gogmi to Badanga. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Chad, reference number 41 |
| Dialects | Sokoro, Bedanga. Related to Mawa [mcw]. Lexical similarity: 55% with Tamki [tax]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.3 |
| Language use | Most men also speak Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] ( Boyd 1989). |
| Language development | 2002 literacy classes. Bible portions: 2001. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A group called the ‘Tunjur of Melfi’ in the area around Djebren may have spoken a now extinct dialect of Sokoro and are reported to mainly speak Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] now. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Vernacular Publications
2005: Ɗoloŋ ŋ attiŋ abiŋ. 2005.
2010 Maktup ti asum ŋ ɗoloŋ. 2010.
Apprenons à lire et à écrire le sokoro. 2002.
Dawaŋ tiŋ buga moy dari = Soigner les malades a la maison . 2012.
Dictionnaire visuel / français – sokoro – arabe tchadien. 2008.
Ɗoloŋ ŋ oorka buuti mooɗu atti ŋ abiŋ 2009. 2009.
Enteŋ doyaŋ soŋoroŋ - maktub ti mooɗi. 2011.
Enteŋ doyaŋ soŋoroŋ Maktub ti əwəl ti doyaŋ indi jaŋiŋ ŋ soŋoroŋ. 2009.
Enteŋ doyaŋ soŋoroŋ: maktub ti mooɗi (Syllabaire No. 2 en langue sokoro). 2002.
Enteŋ doyiŋ soŋoroŋ (Syllabaire No. 1 en langue Sokoro). 1999.
Eteŋ doyaŋ soŋoroŋ Maktub ti mooɗi - Syllabaire N° 2. 2009.
Kita ti modoŋ indi ti miiƴiŋ atti reepi ka soŋoreŋ. 2008.
Maktup ti assiya alam tiŋ ga. 2000.
Maktup ti dooyaŋ tiŋ soŋoroŋ galdí ti 1. 2009.
Maktup ti Dooyaŋ tiŋ Soŋoroŋ Galdí ti 1. 2011.
Maktup ti Dooyaŋ tiŋ Soŋoroŋ Galdí ti 2. 2010.
Maktup ti Dooyaŋ tiŋ Soŋoroŋ Galdí ti 2. 2011.
Maktup ti masum ŋ Aasum - 1. 2010.
Maktup ti masum ŋ Aasum - 1. 2011.
Maktup ti paƴi ŋ book = Proverbes Sokoro, tome 1. 2008.
Məsumiŋda asum indi soŋoroŋ: maktub ti mooɗi ti asum indi soŋoroŋ. 2007.
Payɗe ti kinaŋ maaleŋ ŋ n̰eeɗɗeŋ wo gaɓun. 2012.

