Kwang language

Kwang
Buso
Native toChad
Native speakers
(17,000 cited 1993 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kvi – Kwang
bso – Buso
Glottologkwan1285
ELPBuso

Kwang (also known as Kwong) is an East Chadic language of Chad.

Documentation

Surveys and other documentation work have been done by Nodjibogoto et al. A description of Kwang was published by Jungraithmayr & Peust in 2023.

Dialects

Dialects are Mobu, Ngam, and Cagin.

References

  1. ↑ Kwang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Buso at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  3. ↑ Nodjibogoto, Abel Nessiel; Mark Vanderkooi & Stephen Wagner. 2001. Enquete linguistique: kwang. 28pp.
  4. ↑ Nodjibogoto, A. Nessiel; Mark Vanderkooi & S. Wagner. 1990. Étude Linguistique - Kwang. Draft manuscript. 28pp.
  5. 1 2 Jungraithmayr, Herrmann; Peust, Carsten (2023). La langue kwang et ses dialectes (République du Tchad) (in French). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-12141-5.