Baguirmi

E914515

Baguirmi is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in Chad, particularly in the region historically associated with the Baguirmi people.

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Baguirmi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Sudanic language
language
natural language
associatedWithEthnicGroup Baguirmi people NERFINISHED
belongsToMacroArea Nilo-Saharan languages of Central Africa NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Chad
hasAlternativeName Bagirmi NERFINISHED
Bagrimi NERFINISHED
Baguirmian NERFINISHED
hasEndangermentStatus vulnerable
hasEthnologueEntry Baguirmi language NERFINISHED
hasGlottocode bagi1247
hasGlottologName Baguirmi NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalAssociation Sultanate of Bagirmi NERFINISHED
hasISO6393Code bmi
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Arabic NERFINISHED
French NERFINISHED
Sara languages
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
tonal language
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
hasNeighboringLanguage Bagirmi Fulfulde NERFINISHED
Naba
Sara NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant length distinctions
contrastive tone
hasPrimarySpeakerCommunity rural communities in southwestern Chad GENERATED
hasSociolinguisticRole local lingua franca in parts of Baguirmi region
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isMinorityLanguageIn Chad NERFINISHED
isSpokenAlong Chari River region NERFINISHED
languageFamily Bongo–Bagirmi NERFINISHED
Central Sudanic NERFINISHED
region historical Baguirmi region
southwestern Chad
spokenBy Baguirmi people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Central Africa NERFINISHED
Chad NERFINISHED
subclassOf Bongo–Bagirmi language NERFINISHED
Central Sudanic language
Nilo-Saharan language
usedIn everyday communication
local trade

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