| Saba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | south central |
Native speakers | 1,300, including Jelkung (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | saa |
| Glottolog | saba1276 |
| ELP | Saba |
Saba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in south central Chad. Speakers are found in Sorki canton in Chinguil sub-prefecture.[2]
Ethnologue lists Jelkung as a synonym;[1] Blench (2006), however, considers it a distinct language, in a different branch of East Chadic.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Saba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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).
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
References[edit]
- 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.