Also Known As:
Fagnia, Fanya, Fanyan, Fana, Fania, Fanian, Mana, Kobe, Fulfulde (Nigerian), Eywe
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern Fania
- Southern Fania
Recent Resources
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Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,100 (Eberhard et al., 1997), and 'severely endangered' (Moseley, 2010)
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lionnet, Florian. 2020. Kulaale (Chad) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 126-133. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/188
Bibliography of Locations:
Lionnet, Florian. 2020. Kulaale (Chad) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 126-133. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/188
Bibliography of Context:
Lionnet, Florian. 2020. Kulaale (Chad) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 126-133. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/188