Barein language

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Barein (also referred to as Baraïn, Barayin, Guilia, Jalkia or Jalkiya) is a Chadic language spoken in south central Chad.

Barein
Native toChad
Regionsouth central
Native speakers
(4,100 cited 1993 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bva
Glottologbara1406
ELPBarain

Baraïn is spoken by 6,000 people living in 30 to 40 villages around Melfi in the Guéra region of southern Chad. Its main dialects are not mutually comprehensible, with speakers having to resort to Chadian Arabic in order to communicate with each other.[2]

  • Jalkiya and Giliya (geographically and linguistically very close)
  • Jalking (Sakaya)
  • Komiya

Writing System

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Barein alphabet
a b d e g i j k l m n ŋ o p r s t u w y

Notes

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  1. ^ Barein at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Lovestrand, Joseph (2011). "The Dialects of Baraïn (East Chadic)" (PDF). SIL Electronic Working Papers (2011–011). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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