Amdang
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A language of Chad
Alternate Names
Andang, Andangti, Biltine, Mima, Mime, Mimi, Mututu, Simi Amdangtii
User Population
41,100 (2000). Population lower in Wadi Fira (home region) than in Batha and Ouaddaï regions.
Location
Batha region: Batha Est department, Haraze Djombo Kibit and Oum Hadjer subprefectures; Ouaddaï region; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Biltine subprefecture, Mimi Goz and Mimi Hadjer cantons.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Language Use
Vigorous. Positive attitudes. Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] (Sommer 1992).
Language Development
Attitudes towards education and literacy in French and Arabic positive.
Muslim.