Mararit | |
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Native to | Sudan, Chad |
Region | western sudan and Eastern Chad |
Ethnicity | Mararit |
Native speakers | (42,000 cited 1993 census)[1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mgb |
Glottolog | mara1396 |
Linguasphere | 05-PEA-aa |
The Mararit language is a Taman language spoken in eastern Chad. There are two dialects, Ibiri and Abou Charib, which Blench (2006) counts as distinct languages. The majority speak the Abou Charid.
Mararit people live in Argid Mararit, Abid Mararit, Wadah area, Donkey Kuma, Sani Kiro, in North Darfur State; in Silala area in South Darfur State and in Gienena province in West Darfur State. The Talgai, Mirakawi, Wilkawi, and Tirgawi are tribes of the Mararit people.
There are three dialects according to Rilly (2010:175):[2]