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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

Jelkungis a possibleAfro-Asiaticlanguage spoken in south centralChad.[2]

Ethnologue18 lists Jelkung as a synonym ofSaba,in a different branch of East Chadic.[1]

Notes

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