Miltu language

Miltu
Native toChad
Regionsouthwest
Native speakers
(270 cited 1993)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mlj
Glottologmilt1241
ELPMiltu

Miltu (also known as Miltou or Gàlì) is an endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in southwestern Chad,[2] in villages along the Chari River in the area of Bousso.[3] A 1993 census reported 270 speakers. Speakers are shifting to Bagirmi. [1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Miltu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Spoken L1 Language: Miltu on Glottolog".
  3. ^ Tucker, A.N.; Bryan, M.A. (1956). The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 228.


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