Bagirmi language
E266388
The Bagirmi language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in Chad by the Bagirmi people, known for its role as a regional lingua franca and its rich oral tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagirmi language canonical | 3 |
| Barma language | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Sudanic language
ⓘ
language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Bagirmi
ⓘ
Baguirmi ⓘ Mbághirmi ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalEntity | Kingdom of Bagirmi ⓘ |
| branch | Bongo–Bagirmi ⓘ |
| contactLanguage |
Chadian Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bagirmi people ⓘ |
| family |
Central Sudanic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Sudanic
|
| glottocode | bagi1247 ⓘ |
| hasBiblePortions | partial translations ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Ethnologue Bagirmi ⓘ |
| hasFeature | rich oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticDocumentation |
grammatical descriptions
ⓘ
lexicons ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SVO word order
ⓘ
agglutinative features ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | verbal extensions ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasRole | regional lingua franca ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature | bilingualism with Arabic ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bmi ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
minority language
ⓘ
regional language ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Kenga language
ⓘ
Naba language ⓘ Sara languages ⓘ |
| primaryUse | oral communication ⓘ |
| region |
Chari River region
ⓘ
southwestern Chad ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Chad ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bongo–Bagirmi languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Bongo–Bagirmi language
|
| usedAsLinguaFrancaIn | southwestern Chad ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bagirmi people ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
interethnic communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral poetry ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barma language