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The Maban languages are a small family of languages which have been included in the hypothetical Nilo-Saharan stock. Maban languages are spoken in eastern Chad, the Central African Republic and western Sudan ( Darfur ). Languages. The Maban branch includes the following languages: Mimi of Nachtigal. Kenjeje (Yaali, Faranga)
Maba (Maban, Mabang, or Bura Mabang) is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Maban branch spoken in Chad and Sudan. It is divided into several dialects, and serves as a local trade language. Maba is closely related to the Masalit language. Most speakers of Maba reside in Chad with 542,000 speakers as of 2019.
- 300,000 (2006)
Maban languages, group of related languages spoken in the border area of Chad, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. The Maban languages form a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Maba (also called Bura Mabang) is the largest Maban language in terms of number of speakers (more than 250,000). Other members of the group include Karanga ...
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The Maban languages are a small family of languages which have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan family. Maban languages are spoken in eastern Chad, the Central African Republic and western Sudan (Darfur).
They speak Maba, a Nilo-Saharan language, of the Maban branch. Locally this language is called Bura Mabang. The first ten numerals in Bargo language, states Andrew Dalby, are "tek, bar, kungal, asal, tor, settal, mindri, rya, adoi, atuk", and this is very distant from other Nilo-Saharan languages.
- 590,000
- 30,000
The Maban languages constitute one of the orphan groups of Nilo-Saharan; they are generally recognised as one of its branches, but their exact place remains to be determined. Data on Maban languages is extremely patchy; only one full-length grammar exists and no comprehensive dictionaries.
Maba language. African language. Also known as: Bura Mabang. Learn about this topic in these articles: relationship to Maban languages. In Maban languages. Maba (also called Bura Mabang) is the largest Maban language in terms of number of speakers (more than 250,000).
