Amdang
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A language of Chad
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Andang, Andangti, Biltine, Mima, Mime, Mimi, Mututu, Simi Amdangtii
Population
41,100 (2000). Population lower in Wadi Fira (home region) than in Batha and Ouaddaï regions.
Location
Batha region: Batha Est department, Haraze Djombo Kibit and Oum Hadjer subprefectures; Ouaddaï region; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Biltine subprefecture, Mimi Goz and Mimi Hadjer cantons.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Vigorous. Positive attitudes. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Development
Attitudes towards education and literacy in French and Arabic positive.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Muslim.