Sarua

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
swy
Alternate Names
Saroua, Sarwa
User Population

2,000 (1997 SIL).

Location

Chari-Baguirmi region: Loug Chari department, Bousso subprefecture, between Bousso and Miltou along Chari river.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, East, A, A.1, 2
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 42% with Gadang [gdk], 39% with Soumraye [sor], 27% with Miltu [mlj].

Language Use

Most shifting to Bagirmi [bmi].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sarua
Other Comments

Different from Sharwa [swq] in Cameroon. Traditional religion, Christian.