Barein language
Chadic language of south central Chad
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Barein (also referred to as Baraïn, Barayin, Guilia, Jalkia or Jalkiya) is a Chadic language spoken in south central Chad.
| Barein | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | south central |
Native speakers | (4,100 cited 1993 census)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bva |
| Glottolog | bara1406 |
| ELP | Barain |
Baraïn is spoken by 6,000 people living in 30 to 40 villages around Melfi in the Guéra region of southern Chad. Its main dialects are not mutually comprehensible, with speakers having to resort to Chadian Arabic in order to communicate with each other.[2]
- Jalkiya and Giliya (geographically and linguistically very close)
- Jalking (Sakaya)
- Komiya
Writing System
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