Bongor Arabic
Bongor Arabic is an Arabic-based creole language that serves as a lingua franca in and around the town of Bongor, Chad.[1][2] It is a direct descendant of Turku Arabic, a former lingua franca of Chad.[2]
Main changes
These are some of the main distinctive features of Bongor Arabic:[3]
- long vowels are replaced by shortstressed vowels.
- /x/ tends to be replaced by /k/.
- /f/ tends to be replaced by /p/.
- /ʕ/ is lost.
- no gender distinction.
- no definite article (al-/il-).
- no personal affixes on verbs.
- the root system typical to Arabic and other Semitic languages is no longer productive.
Vocabulary
| Bongor[2] | Origin[2] | English |
|---|---|---|
| žurnalíst | From Frenchjournaliste | journalist |
| zúska | From Frenchjusqu'à | when; during |
| kalám | From Arabicكلامkalām | speech; to speak |
| wotír | From Frenchvoiture | car |
| úsum | From Arabicاسمism | name |
| wáy | From Arabicواحدwāħid | one |
References
- ↑Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Bongor Arabic". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 1234Manfredi, Stefano; Lucas, Christopher (2019). Arabic and Contact-induced Change. Language Science Press. pp. 323–325. ISBN 9783961102518.
- ↑Luffin, Xavier (2013). "Some new information about Bongor Arabic". In Lafkioui, Mena (ed.). African Arabic: Approaches to Dialectology. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 162. doi:10.1515/9783110292343. ISBN 9783110292343. ISSN 1861-4302.
Categories:
- Arabic-based pidgins and creoles
- Arab diaspora in Africa
- Languages of Chad