Fongoro language

Fongoro
Fongoro
Formona
Gele
Native to	Chad
Ethnicity	1,000 (2007)
Native speakers	a few elders (2007)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Sara–Bongo–Bagirmi Fongoro; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	fgr
Glottolog	fong1243
ELP	Fongoro

Last updated March 09, 2025

Fongoro, or Gele, is a nearly extinct Central Sudanic language of uncertain classification spoken in Chad and formerly in Sudan.

References

1 2 Fongoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Roger Blench (2012) Nilo-Saharan language listing

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[e18-1] 1 2 Fongoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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