Bolgo

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
bvo
User Population

1,800 (1993 census).

Location

Guéra region: Bahr Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, southeast of Melfi.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua
Dialects

Bolgo Dugag (Small Bolgo), Bolgo Kubar (Big Bolgo). Lexical similarity: 68% with the 2 dialects and with Bolgo Dugag and a form of Koke [kou] spoken in Daguéla.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bolgo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.