Zerenkel

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
zrn
Alternate Names
Zirenkel
User Population

2,240 (1993 census).

Location

Guéra region: Mongo subprefecture, Canton Dadjo I, Dambiro, Nikel, and Sirbodom villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 71% with Mubi [mub], 34%–36% with Dangaléat [daa] (East, Central, and Western).

Language Use

Children speak (but not all). Some young people, all adults. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Also use Dangaléat [daa]. Also use Dar Daju Daju [djc].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Preschool literacy classes. Taught as subject in some primary schools.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zerenkel
Writing

Latin script [Latn].