Jelkung language

Afro-Asiatic language of Chad
Jelkung
Native toChad
Regionsouth central
Native speakers
1,300, including Saba (2000)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3saa (as a synonym of Saba)
GlottologNone

Jelkung is a possible Afro-Asiatic language spoken in south central Chad.[2]

Ethnologue 18 lists Jelkung as a synonym of Saba, in a different branch of East Chadic.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Jelkung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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East Chadic languages
East Chadic (A)
Sibine
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Miltu
Nancere
Gabri
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East Chadic (B)
Dangla (B.1.1)
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Barain (B.4)
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages


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