Gabri

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
gab
Alternate Names
Gabere, Gaberi, Gabri Darbé-Dormon, Gabri Maja, Ngabre, Southern Gabri
Autonym
Maja
User Population

34,400 (2000).

Location

Tandjilé region: Tandjilé Est department, Lai subprefecture, Darbé and Dormon villages area northwest of Lai.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Darbé, Dormon.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 3%–5%. Bible portions: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gabri
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Dormo and Chiri are Gabri villages, erroneously listed as languages in some sources. Traditional religion, Christian.