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Afro-Asiatic language of Chad
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Saba
Native toChad
Regionsouth central
Native speakers(1,300, including Jelkung cited 2000)
Language familyAfro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3saa
Glottologsaba1276
ELPSaba

Saba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in south central Chad. Speakers are found in Sorki canton in Chinguil sub-prefecture.

Ethnologue lists Jelkung as a synonym; Blench (2006), however, considers it a distinct language, in a different branch of East Chadic.

Notes

  1. ^ Saba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Oxfam and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016. Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad).
  3. Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)

References

East Chadic languages
East Chadic (A)
Sibine (A.1.1)
Miltu (A.1.2)
Nancere (A.2.1)
Gabri (A.2.2)
Kwang (A.3)
East Chadic (B)
Dangla (B.1.1)
Mubi (B.1.2)
Sokoro (B.3)
Barain (B.4)
Others
Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages


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