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Jelkung language

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Jelkung
Native toChad
Regionsouth central
Native speakers
1,300, including Saba (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3saa (as a synonym of Saba)
GlottologNone

Jelkung is a possible Afro-Asiatic language spoken in south central Chad.[2]

Ethnologue 18 lists Jelkung as a synonym of Saba, in a different branch of East Chadic.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jelkung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)