Zan Gula
A language of Chad
| Population | 5,000 (2003 SIL). |
| Region | Melfi Prefecture, Chinguil Subprefecture, northwest of Lake Iro. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Chad, reference number 66 |
| Alternate names | Goula, Gula Guera, Moriil, Morre |
| Dialects | Zan, Chinguil. Lexical similarity: 46% with Bon Gula [glc]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua |
| Language use | Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. |
| Comments | Together with Bon Gula called ‘Gula Guera’. The Gula Iro call the 2 groups ‘Moriil’. Traditional religion, Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
FARIS, David; MARBA Meundeung, authors. 1993. Etude sociolinguistique de la langue zan goula.
Vernacular Publications
Alfi kîrra more ! Livre post-alpha en langue Goula (More) partie 1. 2009.
Alfi kîrra more! (syllabaire no 2 en langue more (goula)). 2007.
Alfi kîrra more! (syllabaire no. 1 and 2); guide du moniteur more. 2007.
Alfi kîrra more! 1 (syllabaire No 1 en langue more (goula)). 2007.
Guide de moniteur U alfi bêlle: livre de calcul I. 2008.
Kêrmitiya (La vendeuse de lait). 2008.
N̰ôlle Aŋ Sîŋko (Vivre avec les arbres). 2006.

