Mire language
Afro-Asiatic language of Chad
| Mire | |
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| Mulgi | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | Southwest |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2011)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mvh |
| Glottolog | mire1238 |
Mire, or Mulgi, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjile Prefecture and Lai Prefecture.[1] Most of the speakers, who generally practice traditional religions or Christianity, speak Ndam (65% lexical similarity) or Kimré (32% lexical similarity) as a second language.
References
- ^ a b Mire at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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East Chadic languages
| Sibine (A.1.1) | |
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| Miltu (A.1.2) | |
| Nancere (A.2.1) | |
| Gabri (A.2.2) | |
| Kwang (A.3) |
| Dangla (B.1.1) | |
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| Mubi (B.1.2) | |
| Sokoro (B.3) | |
| Barain (B.4) | |
| Others |
Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages
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