Aiki language
Aiki | |
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Runga, Kibet | |
Native to | Chad, Central African Republic |
Region | Salamat |
Native speakers | (19,000 Kibet cited 1983)[1] 43,000 Runga (1993–1996) |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:kie – Kibetrou – 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
Categories:
- Maban languages
- Languages of Chad
- Nilo-Saharan language stubs