Native speakers 42,000 (1993 census) | Ethnicity Mararit Dialects IbiriAbu Charib | |
Language family Nilo-Saharan?Eastern Sudanic?Astaboran?TamanMararit | ||
The Mararit language is a Taman language spoken in eastern Chad. There are two dialects, Ibiri and Abou Charib, which Blench (2006) counts as distinct languages. The majority speak the Abou Charid.
Mararit people live in Argid Mararit, Abid Mararit, Wadah area, Donkey Kuma, Sani Kiro,in North Darfur State; in Silala area in South Darfur State and in Gienena provinvce in West Darfur State. The Talgai, Mirakawi, Wilkawi, and Tirgawi are tribes of the Mararit people .
References
Mararit language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA