| Kim | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Chad |
| Native speakers | 15,400 (1993 census) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Garap
Gerep
Kolop
Kosop
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kia |
Kim of southern Chad is an Mbum language spoken by 15,000 people. It was once mistakenly classified as Chadic. There is strong dialectical divergence; Garap (Éré), Gerep (Djouman, Jumam), Kolop (Kilop, Kolobo), and Kosop (Kwasap, Kim) may actually be distinct languages.