Soumraye

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
sor
Alternate Names
Chibne, Chibné, Shibne, Sibine, Somrai, Somray, Somre, Somrei, Soumrai, Soumray, Sounrai, Sumrai
User Population

7,410 (1993 census).

Location

Tandjilé region: Tandjilé Est department, Lai subprefecture northeast of Lai, Domogou is center.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

None known. Not intelligible of any other language. Lexical similarity: 47% with Ndam [ndm], 39% with Sarua [swy], 35% with Gadang [gdk], 33% with Tumak [tmc], 28% with Miltu [mlj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 4%. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Bible portions: 1999–2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Soumraye
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.