Bolgo language

Spoken in

Niger - Congo

  • Atlantic - Congo Savannah languages Mbum - Day Bua

Bvo

Bolgo is threatened with extinction Member of Bua languages ​​in Chad. The language is spoken in the villages of Koya, boluses, Gagne and Bedi southeast of Melfi of over 1,800 people.

It has two main dialects, the Bolgo Werel to Daguela and Bolgo Mengo to Aloa - Niagara, as well as a dialect Bolgo Bormo is called. The main dialects are also called Bolgo Dugag and Bolgo Kubar ( "small" and " large " Bolgo ). Large Bolgo is spoken in the north, bordered by the language Mogum and Saba; small Bolgo is spoken in the south, bounded by the closely related language Koke and Chadian Arabic.

The typical word order is subject-verb - object, noun - adjective, verb aspect, possessor Posse Galvanized. There is no true plural, but gi serves as a collective marker. The verb is negatiert with ta, placed at the end of the sentence.

Samples:

  • In Nan -nan RIM n'ini (give - me water I drink ), "Give me water to drink "
  • Iberian koko ao Léti (man marries two women ), "the man married two women."
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