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.