Arabic, Babalia Creole

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
bbz
Alternate Names
Babalia, Babaliya, Bubalia
Population

3,940 (1993 census).

Location

Hadjer-Lamis region: N’Djamena department, north of Djermaya and between Karal and Tourba. 23 villages.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Creole, Arabic based
Dialects

None known. A creole developed from Chadian Arabic [shu] (90% of the vocabulary) and Berakou [bxv] (Decobert 1977). Babalia shares structural similarities with Juba Arabic [pga]. A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Babalia Creole
Other Comments

Original language Berakou [bxv]. Muslim.