Also Known As:
Fagnia, Fanya, Fanyan, Fana, Fania, Fanian, Mana, Kobe, Fulfulde (Nigerian), Eywe
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern Fania
- Southern Fania
Kulaale (Chad) - Language Snapshot
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
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
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Massive emigration has caused language shift.
Location and Context
Countries
Spoken in the southernmost part of the Guéra region of Chad in a dozen villages including Manakundju, Ataway, Tile Nougar, Timan, Sisi, Rim, Kani, Komi, Karo
Location Description
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Government Support
none
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
The Kulaawe in Tile Nougar don't have a negative attitude toward Kulaale, but they favor cultural assimilation to modern Chadian society.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Sar, Chadian Arabic, French
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
none
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Mensagem informativa
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