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Mabire language 
Summary
Mabire is a critically endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Oulek village in Chad.[1]
| Mabire | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | Guéra Province |
Native speakers | 3 (2001)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | muj |
| Glottolog | mabi1242 |
| ELP | Mabire |
Speakers edit
As of a report published in 2001, there were three living speakers of Mabire,[2] two of whom were an elderly brother and sister, named Terab and Balha, living in Oulek. The third speaker, Souleymane Dabanga, was the chief of the Mabire and lived in Katch.[3]
Classification edit
The Mabire language belongs to the Dangla group of Eastern Chadic, along with Dangaleat (Dangla) and Migaama (Migama).[4]
Decline edit
Fifty years ago, the Mabire lived in four large villages near Mount Mabire. These villages were Amdjaména, Arga, Mambire. The community disbanded following an epidemic, with the survivors assimilating into neighboring speech communities.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Mabire at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger".
- ^ http://www.sil.org/silewp/2012/silewp2112–004FINAL.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Endangered Languages Project - Mabire - Mabire: A Dying Language of Chad".
- ^ Eric Johnson & Cameron Hamm. 2002. "Mabire: A Dying Language of Chad," SIL Electronic Working Papers 2002-002. online
External links edit
- Mabire Profile at the Endangered Languages Project