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Ngeté Herdé language

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Native to
  
Chad

Dialects
  
Dzəpaw Ngeté He’dé

Native speakers
  
(50,000 cited 1991–1999)

Language family
  
Afro-Asiatic Chadic Masa South Peve–Kaɗo Ngeté-Herdé

ISO 639-3
  
Either: nnn – Ngete hed – Herdé

Glottolog
  
nget1241  (Ngete) herd1236  (Herde)

Ngeté-Herdé, also known as Lamé, is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster of Chad. Varieties are:

  • Dzəpaw, or Lamé
  • Ngeté (Nguetté), or Sorga-Ngeté
  • Herdé (He’dé), or Heɗe-Rong

    • Zime is a generic name.

    References

    Ngeté-Herdé language Wikipedia
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