Boor

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
bvf
Alternate Names
Bwara, Damraw
User Population

100 (1999 SIL). Ethnic population: 110 (2013 J. Roberts).

Location

Moyen-Chari region: Barh Kôh department, Sarh subprefecture, Dumraw (Bwara) village on Chari river north bank.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.1, 2
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 36% with Miltu [mlj] (most similar).

Language Use

Used by all. Used by children in the village. All also use Bagirmi [bmi]. All also use Bua [bub]. All also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. All also use Laal [gdm]. Many also use Niellim [nie].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Boor
Other Comments

Muslim.