Bidiyo

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
bid
Alternate Names
’Bidio, ’Bidiyo, Bidio, Bidiyo-Waana, Bidyo
Autonym
Bidiya
User Population

14,000 (Jungraithmayr 1981).

Location

Guéra region: Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, south of Mongo and west of Abou Telfane.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Dialects

Garawgino (Kafila), Jekkino (Kofilo), Bigawguno (Tounkoul), Nalguno (Niergui), ’Oboyguno (Zerli). The first 2 dialects listed are eastern, the others western. Dambiya is probably a Bidiyo dialect instead of a Migaama [mmy] dialect.

Language Use

Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Preschool literacy classes. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bidiyo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.