Saba language

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.

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References

  • Dakouli, Padeu, Antje Maass, and David Toomey. 1996. Rapid appraisal of the Saba language of the Guera, Chad. N’Djamena: Association SIL. Manuscript.
  • Derendinger (1949). "Contribution à l'étude des langues nègres du Centre-africain". Journal des Africanistes. 19 (2): 143–194. doi:10.3406/jafr.1949.2599.


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