Gulay language

Bongo–Bagirmi language spoken in Chad
Gulay
Pen
Native toChad
Native speakers
(160,000 cited 1993 census)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3gvl
Glottologgula1268

Gulay (Gulai, Gulei) is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. An eighth of speakers are Pen (Peni), and do not like to be called Gulay.

Writing system

Gulay alphabet
a b ɓ č (tch) e ə ԑ g h ɨ j k l
m n o ɔ r ɗ s t u w y ɳ (ny)

References

  1. ^ Gulay at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  • Roger Blench

External links

  • The Sara-Bagirmi Language Project -- Gulay
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Central Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Bongo–Bagirmi
Bongo–Baka
  • Baka
  • Bongo
Morokodo–Beli
Kara
Bagirmi
Sara
East
Central
West
Kaba
Vale
Yulu
Fongoro?
Sinyar?
Birri–Kresh
Birri
Kresh
  • Aja
  • Dongo
  • Furu
  • Kresh (Dara–Gboko, Kresh–Hofra, Naka, Ndogo, Woro)
Lendu–Mangbetu
Mangbetu–Asoa
Mangbutu–Lese
Lenduic
Moru–Madi
Moru
Central Ma'di
Southern Ma'di
Mimi-D
Italics indicate extinct languages


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