Laal

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
gdm
Alternate Names
Gori
User Population

750 (2000). Damtar village had its own dialect called Laabe with 3 speakers left in 1977.

Location

Moyen-Chari region: Barh Kôh department, Gori (center), Damtar, and Mailao villages between Dik and Korbol.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Language isolate
Dialects

Laal, Laabe.

Language Use

Shifting to Bagirmi [bmi]. Used as L2 by Boor [bvf].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Laal
Other Comments

Some lexical relationship to the Bua group, but Boyeldieu (1977) says it should not be classified with Bua. Probably Adamawa, some sources say Chadic.