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Karanga language

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Native to
  
Chad

Native speakers
  
10,000 (1999)

Region
  
Ouaddaï

ISO 639-3
  
kth

Ethnicity
  
Karanga, Bakha (Fala), Kashmere, Koniere (Moyo)

Language family
  
Nilo-Saharan? Maban Mabang Karanga

Karanga is a Maban language spoken in Chad. Its speakers are divided into four groups, each of which has its own dialect: the Karanga (Kurunga), Kashmere (Kachmere), Bakha (Baxa, Bakhat) a.k.a. Fala (Faala), and Koniéré (Konyare, Kognere) a.k.a. Moyo (Mooyo). Karanga is closely related to the Masalit language.

References

Karanga language Wikipedia