Aiki language

Aiki
Aiki
Runga, Kibet
Native to	Chad, Central African Republic
Region	Salamat
Native speakers	(19,000 Kibet cited 1983); 43,000 Runga (1993–1996)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Maban Aiki; ;
Dialects	Runga; Kibet; ? Dagal; ? Muru;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; kie – Kibet; rou – Runga
Glottolog	rung1257
	Locations of Runga and Kibet .

Aiki is a Maban language of Chad. It consists of two dialects, Runga and Kibet, which are divergent enough to be considered separate languages. Kibet (Kibeit, Kibeet, Kabentang) is spoken in Chad, while Runga (Roungo) is split between Chad and the CAR. Ayki (Aykindang) is a name used in CAR.

Possible dialects of Kibet are Dagal (Dagel, Daggal) and Muru (Murru, Muro, Mourro);^[2] however, they are poorly known, and Blench (2012) lists them separately.

The Aiki area is flooded half the year.

References[]

^ Kibet at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
Runga at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
^ Pierre Nougayrol (1989) La langue des Aiki dits Rounga

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[e19-1] Kibet at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
Runga at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)

[2] Pierre Nougayrol (1989) La langue des Aiki dits Rounga

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