| Tuba | |
|---|---|
| Bidayat | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Native speakers | (undated figure of 3,000) |
| Language family | Nilo-Saharan? |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | tuba1275 |
Tuba, also Bidayat (Bideyat), is a dialect of the Zaghawa language found in Chad and western Sudan. In contrast to their Zaghawa kin, Bidayat speakers are more nomadic. This difference led early ethnographers to refer to them as different groups until linguistic similarities proved their close relationship.
The former President of Chad, Idriss Déby belonged to this group.
Notes and references
- Issam Abdalla Ali, Zaghawa Language and History Archived 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Sudan Vision, 20 September YEAR UNKNOWN
| Ethnic groups in Chad | |
|---|---|
This Nilo-Saharan languages–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |