Also Known As:
Korandje, Belbali, lbəlbaliyya, Tabelbala, البلبالية
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Sorosoro.org's page on Korandje.
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~3000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lameen Souag. Grammatical Contact in the Sahara: Arabic, Berber, and Songhay in Tabelbala and Siwa. PhD thesis, University of London, 2010.
Bibliography of Locations:
Lameen Souag. 2011. "Korandje." Sorosoro. Online: http://www.sorosoro.org/en/korandje.
Bibliography of Context:
Lameen Souag. Grammatical Contact in the Sahara: Arabic, Berber, and Songhay in Tabelbala and Siwa. PhD thesis, University of London, 2010.