Morom
A language of Chad
| Population | 4,500 (2002). |
| Region | Guéra region, Guéra Department, Bitkine Subprefecture and Dababa Department, Bokoro and Gama subprefectures, west of Bolong village to Chari Baguirmi Prefecture border. |
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Southwestern Chad, reference number 45 |
| Alternate names | Tar Murba |
| Dialects | Bayo, Morbo, Morom. Bolong may be a dialect of Kenga [kyq]. Lexical similarity: 59% with Bagirmi [bmi], 53% to 72% with Kenga, 54%–73% with Jaya [jyy], 55%–70% with Naba [mne], 55%–70% with the Bilala dialect of Naba. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi, Bagirmi |
| Language use | The Bolong now use Kenga as their mother tongue. Tar Bolong is moribund with less than 10 speakers in 2002. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 0%. |
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