Kulfa

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
kxj
Alternate Names
Kulfe, Kurmi, Kurumi, “Kaba So” (pej.)
User Population

7,110 (1993 census). 4,000 Koulfa, 2,200 Kouroumi, 910 Bara (1993 census).

Location

Moyen-Chari region: Kyabé subprefecture, centered in Alako and Kirimikoro southwest of Lake Iro; some in Guéra region.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

Bara, Kulfa (Koulfa), Kurumi (Kouroumi). Lexical similarity: 80% with Sara Kaba Náà [kwv].

Language Use

Vigorous. Positive attitudes. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Also use Sara Kaba Naa [kwv]. Prefer Sara Kaba Náà [kwv] to Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] as L2.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kulfa
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Kaba [ksp], Laka [lap], Sara Kaba Deme [kwg], or Sara Kaba Náà [kwv]. They do not perceive themselves as Sara Kaba.