Kwang language explained

Kwang language should not be confused with Kwang language (Nigeria).

Kwang
Also Known As:	Buso
States:	Chad
Date:	1993 census
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:	Chadic
Fam3:	East Chadic
Fam4:	East Chadic A
Fam5:	Kwang–Kera (A.3)
Lc1:	kvi
Ld1:	Kwang
Lc2:	bso
Ld2:	Buso
Glotto:	kwan1285
Glottorefname:	Kwang

Kwang (also known as Kwong) is an East Chadic language of Chad.^[1]

Documentation

Surveys and other documentation work have been done by Nodjibogoto et al.^{[2] [3]} A description of Kwang was published by Jungraithmayr & Peust in 2023.^[4]

Dialects

Dialects are Mobu, Ngam, and Cagin.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
2. Nodjibogoto, Abel Nessiel; Mark Vanderkooi & Stephen Wagner. 2001. Enquete linguistique: kwang. 28pp.
3. Nodjibogoto, A. Nessiel; Mark Vanderkooi & S. Wagner. 1990. Étude Linguistique - Kwang. Draft manuscript. 28pp.
4. Book: Jungraithmayr, Herrmann. Peust. Carsten. La langue kwang et ses dialectes (République du Tchad). Harrassowitz Verlag. Wiesbaden. 2023. 978-3-447-12141-5. fr.