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Babalia Creole Arabic

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Native to
  
Chad

Native speakers
  
3,900 (1993 census)

Glottolog
  
baba1273

Ethnicity
  
Babalia

ISO 639-3
  
bbz

Language family
  
Arabic-based creole Babalia Arabic

Babalia Arabic is a creolized form of Chadian Arabic spoken by the Babalia people, whose original language was Beraku; Babalia Creole vocabulary is 90% Chadian Arabic and 10% Beraku, though speakers use a continuum to Chadian Arabic.

References

Babalia Creole Arabic Wikipedia


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