Masalit language

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Masalit language is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Masalit people in western Sudan and eastern Chad.

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Masalit language canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Sudanic language
Nilo-Saharan language
language
alternateName Kantana
Masara
Massalit
associatedWithConflictRegion Darfur conflict
belongsToSubgroup Maban–Masalit group
countryOfficialStatus not official
endangeredStatus vulnerable
glottocode masa1320
hasAlternativeTransliteration Masaleet
Masalitʼ
linked to: Masaleet
hasDialect Northern Masalit
Southern Masalit
hasEthnicPopulation Masalit ethnic group
hasEthnologueEntry Ethnologue Masalit
linked to: Ethnologue
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Karanga language
Maba language
hasLinguisticTypology SOV word order
hasPhonologicalFeature tone
vowel length contrast
hasSpeakerCommunity refugee communities in Chad
iso639-3Code mls
isSubjectOf Masalit language dictionaries
Masalit language grammars
languageFamily Eastern Sudanic
Nilo-Saharan
name Masalit
linked to: Masalit people
neighboringLanguage Fur language
Maba language
Runga language
linked to: Karanga language
primaryUse home and community domains
region Darfur
linked to: Darfur region

West Darfur
linked to: Darfur region
spokenBy Masalit people
spokenIn Chad
Sudan
spokenInRegion eastern Chad
western Sudan
threatenedBy Arabic language dominance
language shift to Arabic
usedBy ethnic group in Chad
ethnic group in Sudan
usedFor oral communication
writingSystem Arabic script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maban languages hasMember Masalit language
Maban languages hasNotableLanguage Masalit language
Maba language hasGeneticRelation Masalit language
Masalit people language Masalit language
For language hasNeighborLanguage Masalit language
western Sudan hasLanguage Masalit language
Darfur region languageSpoken Masalit language
Sinyar language hasNeighboringLanguages Masalit language