Mogum

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
mou
Alternate Names
Mogoum
Autonym
Mogume
User Population

7,000 (1997 SIL).

Location

Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture; Guéra department, Bitkine and Mongo subprefectures.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, B, B.1, 1
Dialects

Jegu, Kofa (Koffa), Mogum Délé, Mogum Diguimi, Mogum Urmi. Dialect subgroup. Mogum Diguimi may not be a separate dialect. Lexical similarity: more than 96% among dialects.

Language Use

Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] used in cross-linguistic situations. Home, between native speakers in the village. Positive attitudes. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Preschool literacy classes. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Literature. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mogum
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.