Masalit language

Masalit
Masalit
Kanaa Masarak
Native to	Sudan, Chad
Region	West Darfur, South Darfur (Sudan), Ouaddaï, Sila (Chad)
Ethnicity	Masalit
Native speakers	410,000 (2019–2022)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Maban Masalit languages Masalit; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; mls – Masalit; mdg – Massalat
Glottolog	nucl1440 Nuclear Masalit; mass1262 Massalat
ELP	Massalat

Masalit (autonym Masala/Masara; Arabic: ماساليت) is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Maban language group spoken by the Masalit people in West Darfur, Sudan and Ouaddaï Region, Chad.

Masalit, known as the Massalat, moved west into central-eastern Chad. Their ethnic population in Chad was 30,000 as of the 1993 census, but only 10 speakers of their language were reported in 1991.^[2]

^ Masalit at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Massalat at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
^ Masalit language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e27-1] Masalit at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Massalat at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)

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

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