Fania

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
fni
Alternate Names
Fagnia, Fana, Fanian, Fanya, Fanyan, Kobe, Mana
User Population

1,100 (1997 SIL).

Location

Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, west of Lake Iro; north of Sarh, Mouraye area, Karo, Malakonjo, Rim, Sengué, and Sisi villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Northern Fania, Southern Fania. Distinct from Bua [bub]. Lexical similarity: 79% between dialects.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Used as L2 by Koke [kou].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fania
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.