Kaba Démé, Sara

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
kwg
Alternate Names
Kaba ’Dem, Kaba Demi, Kaba Démé, Sara Kaba Dem, Tà Sàra
Autonym
Sara Kaba Ɗem, Ɗem
User Population

40,000 in Chad (1993 UBS).

Location

Guéra region; Moyen-Chari region: Barh Kôh and Lac Iro departments, Banda, Bobé, Hélibongo, Kemata, and Moussafoyo villages along Chari river.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi, Sara, Sara Proper, Sara Kaba
Dialects

Sime, Mara, Kuruwer (Kuwaré), Boho.

Language Use

Vigorous.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 12%. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Literature. NT: 1999.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kaba Démé, Sara
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used in Chad.

Other Comments

Different from Kaba [ksp], Kulfa [kxj], Sara Kaba Náà [kwv], or Laka [lap].

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