Fulfulde, Bagirmi

Primary tabs

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3

fui

Alternate Names

Baghirmi Peul, Bagirmi Fula

Population

24,000 in Chad. Total users in all countries: 180,000.

Location

Chari-Baguirmi region: Baguirmi department, Massenya subprefecture; Hadjer-Lamis region: Dababa department, Bokoro subprefecture, between Bokoro and Massenya.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Fula, Eastern

Dialects

None known. May be similar to Bororo Fulfulde [fuv]; a nomadic group of Mbororo. A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful].

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Fulfulde, Bagirmi

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Spoken by people of Wodaabe lineage; also in northern Niger, northern Cameroon, Central African Republic. Nomadic. Different from Bagirmi [bmi], which is Nilo-Saharan.

Also spoken in:

Expand All

Collapse All

Central African Republic

Language nameFulfulde, Bagirmi

Population Full

156,000 in Central African Republic (1996).

Location

Widespread.

Alternate Names

Baghirmi Peul, Bagirmi Fula

Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

Also use Sango [sag].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Spoken by people of Wodaabe lineage who are also in northern Niger, northern Cameroon, Central African Republic. Nomadic. Different from Bagirmi [bmi] language of Chad, which is Nilo-Saharan.

View other languages of Central African Republic

Ethnologue

Fulfulde, Bagirmi

Primary tabs

A language of Chad

Also spoken in:

Browse by

Current Edition

Products

Related Sites