Dazaga language
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Dazaga | ||
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Spoken in: | Chad, Niger | |
Region: | Chad, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture, eastern Niger | |
Total speakers: | 312,000 | |
Language family: | Nilo-Saharan Saharan Western Saharan Tebu Dazaga |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | dzg | |
ISO/FDIS 639-3: | dzg | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. |
Dazaga, also known as Goran (Arabic قرعان), is a language spoken in the Djurab desert region of Chad by the Daza people, and is part of the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is said to have about 312,000 speakers. It is closely associated with the Tedaga language, spoken by the Teda, the other Toubou people.