Zaghawa

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North Darfur and West Darfur states, scattered.

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Chad

Language NameZaghawa

User Population

159,000 in Chad (2019).

Location

Ennedi Est and Ennedi Ouest regions; Wadi Fira region: Kobé department, Iriba, Matadjana, and Tiné Djagaraba subprefectures.

Alternate Names

Beri, Beri-Aa, Beria, Berri, Kebadi, Kuyuk, Merida, Soghaua, Zagaoua, Zagawa, Zauge, Zeggaoua, Zeghawa, Zorhaua

Dialects

Tuer-Gala (Anna, Awe, Baele, Beria, Terawia), Kobe-Kapka, Dirong-Guruf, Tuba (Bideyat).

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Other Comments

Muslim.

Libya

Language NameZaghawa

User Population

9,400 in Libya (2020).

Alternate Names

Beria

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.