Assangori

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
sjg
Alternate Names
Asong, Assoungor, Asungore, Azanguri, Bognak-Asungorung, Goran, Madungore, Soungor, Sungor
User Population

23,500 (1993 census).

Location

Ouaddaï region: Assoungha department, northwest of Adré.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

Sungor, Walad Dulla. Girga and Walad Dulla are ethnic groups which may or may not speak different dialects. Madungore may be a dialect of Tama [tma]. Lexical similarity: 62%–73% with Tama [tma].

Language Use

Vigorous. Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], although at low proficiency level.

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Assangori
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.