Mimi-D language
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Mimi-D is an extinct and poorly documented language of Chad, historically spoken by a small ethnic group and only fragmentarily known from early 20th-century records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mimi-D language canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct language
ⓘ
language ⓘ poorly documented language ⓘ |
| attestationType | second-hand data ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | controversial ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Mimi of Decorse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mimi of Nachtigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| documentationQuality | insufficient for full grammatical description ⓘ |
| documentationSource | early 20th-century records ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | language shift to neighboring dominant languages ⓘ |
| evidence |
short lexical notes
ⓘ
word lists ⓘ |
| extinction | 20th century ⓘ |
| glottocode | none ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | none ⓘ |
| languageFamily | unclassified ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarity |
shows some similarities to Maban languages
ⓘ
shows some similarities to other Mimi varieties ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mimi people (D group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Chad ⓘ |
| researchRelevance | important for understanding linguistic diversity in Chad ⓘ |
| speakerPopulation | very small community ⓘ |
| spokenBy | small ethnic group in Chad ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.