Laal
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A language of Chad
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Gori
Population
750 (2000). Damtar village had its own dialect called Laabe with 3 speakers left in 1977.
Location
Moyen-Chari region: Barh Kôh department, Gori (center), Damtar, and Mailao villages between Dik and Korbol.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Dialects
Laal, Laabe.
Language Resources
Some lexical relationship to the Bua group, but Boyeldieu (1977) says it should not be classified with Bua. Probably Adamawa, some sources say Chadic.