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Bua language

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Native to
  
Chad

Dialects
  
Kawaway

Glottolog
  
buai1234

Native speakers
  
7,700 (1993 census)

ISO 639-3
  
bub

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Mbum–Day Bua Bua

The Bua language is spoken north of the Chari River around Korbol and Gabil in Chad. In 1993 it was spoken by some 8,000 people. It is the largest member of the small Bua group of languages and is mutually comprehensible with Fanian. Kawaway may be a dialect or a distinct language.

References

Bua language Wikipedia