Zan Gula

proper noun

An Adamawa language of Chad.

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proper noun
  1. An Adamawa language of Chad.

    Not intelligible with Bon Gula or Zan Gula.

    2003, International encyclopedia of linguistics (William Frawley), volume 1, page 30
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    […] Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua. There is reported to be no intelligibility between Bon Gula and Zan Gula. Speakers may use Arabic as second language. Together with Bon Gula called 'Gula Guera'.

    1992, Ethnologue: languages of the world (Barbara F. Grimes, Richard Saunders Pittman, Joseph Evans Grimes),page 229

    The highly endangered languages include Barein, Boor (Bowara, Damraw). Fania (Mara, Kobe, Fongoro, Koke), Kindeje (Yaali), Kujange, Laal, Mawa (Mahoura), Miltu, Saba, Sokoro, Tamki, Tunia (tounia, Tunya) and Zan Gula (Moriil).

    2005, Language decline and death in Africa: causes, consequences, and challenges (Herman Batibo), pages 72-73

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