Kaba So language

Kaba So
Kulfa
Native to	Chad
Native speakers	7,100 (1993 census)^[1] 4,030 Koulfa, 2,200 Kurumi, 910 Bara (1993 census)^[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Bongo–Bagirmi Kaba Kaba So
Dialects	Bara Kulfa Kurumi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kxj`
Glottolog	`kulf1238`^[2]

Kaba So, also known as Kulfa after its primary dialect, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. It is nearly intelligible with Kaba Na, which is used as a second language.

References

1 2 Kaba So at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kulfa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Central Sudanic languages

Bongo–Bagirmi

Bongo–Baka	Baka Bongo Jur Beli Jur Modo Mittu Morokodo

Kara	Furu Tar Gula Yulu

Bagirmi	Barma Beraku Disa Fer Gula Jaya Kenga Morom Naba

Sara	Dagba Doba Gulay Horo Kabba of Gore Laka Mbay Nar Ngam Ngambay Sar

Kaba	Kaba Deme Kaba Na Kulfa

Vale	Ruto Vale

Other	Birri Fongoro Sinyar Yulu

Lendu
Ngiti

Moru–Madi

Moru

Central Ma'di	Aringa Avokaya Keliko Logo Lugbara Omi

Southern Ma'di	Ma'di Olu'bo

Other

Mimi of Decorse

Italics indicate extinct languages

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