Ngete

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Ka’do Ngueté, Nge’dé, Nguetté, Ngueté, Zime
User Population

10,000 (1991 UBS).

Location

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region: Mayo-Dallah department, Ngeté village area east of Pala; south Mayo-Kebbi Est region.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Masa
Dialects

None known. Linguistic and sociolinguistic differences with Pévé [lme] and Herdé [hed]. Used by outsiders to refer to this and related languages: Herdé, Pévé, Mesmé [zim].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngete
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1991, limited usage.