Mararit

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
mgb
Alternate Names
Abiri, Abiyi, Ebiri, Mararet, Merarit
User Population

42,400 (1993 census). 15,400 Mararit, 27,000 Abou Charib.

Location

Ouaddaï region: Assoungha department, Mabrone subprefecture, Mararit; Wadi Fira region: Biltine department, Am Zoer subprefecture, Abou Charib.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Tama, Mararit
Dialects

Mararit, Abou Charib (Abu Sharib, Abu Sharin). Limited intelligibility between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects. Very difficult intelligibility of Tama [tma]. Not intelligible of Sungor [sjg]. Lexical similarity: 62% with Tama [tma], 75% between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects.

Language Use

Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mararit
Other Comments

The Abou Charib live north of the Mararit and trace their ancestry to them. Muslim.