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Nearly extinct language of Chad ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Noy
Loo
Native toChad
Native speakers(36 cited 1993 census)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3noy
Glottolognoyy1238
ELPNoy

Noy, or Loo, is a nearly extinct language of Chad. In 1993 it had a population of 36 speakers, who lived in the Moyen-Chari and Mandoul regions, between Sarh, Djoli, Bédaya, Koumra, and Koumogo villages. Speakers are shifting to Sar, the lingua franca of regional capital Sarh.

Further reading

  • Palayer, Pierre. 1975. Note sur les noy du Moyen-Chari (Tchad). In Boyeldieu, Pascal and Palayer, Pierre (eds.), Les langues du groupe boua: études phonologiques, 196-219. N'Djamena: I.N.S.H.

References

  1. Noy at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Connell, Bruce (2008), "Endangered Languages in Central Africa", in Brenzinger, Matthias (ed.), Language Diversity Endangered, Mouton de Gruyter, pp. 163–178
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