Runga

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
rou
Alternate Names
Aiki, Ayki, Aykindang, Rounga, Roungo
User Population

21,500 in Chad (1993 census), decreasing. Total users in all countries: 43,000.

Location

Ouaddaï region; Salamat region: Haraze-Mangueigne department; Sila region.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Maban, Runga-Kibet
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Kibet [kie].

Language Use

Neutral attitudes. Many also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], especially men (Boyd 1989).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Runga
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Ethnonyms: Aiki, Ayki. The area is flooded for 6 months each year. Traditional religion, Muslim.

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