Berakou language

Berakou
Babalia, Beraku, Bubalia
Native toChad
EthnicityBabalia people
Extinct2 speakers reported in 1995[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bxv
Glottologbera1261
ELPBerakou

Berakou is an extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Speakers have shifted to Chadian Arabic or various Kotoko languages.[2] According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, the Berakou language has been extinct since the 1950s.[3]

References

  1. ^ Berakou at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
  2. ^ Berakou language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Christopher Moseley; Alexandre Nicolas (2010). "Atlas of the world's languages in danger". UNESCO. pp. 188–191. Retrieved 2026-04-14.