Maba language

Maba (Maban, Mabang, or Bura Mabang) is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Maban branch spoken in Chad and Sudan. It is divided into several dialects, and serves as a local trade language. Maba is closely related to the Masalit language. Most speakers of Maba reside in Chad with 542,000 speakers as of 2019. In 2017 there were 25,000 speakers in Sudan where the language is known as Sulaihab.

This article is about the Nilo-Saharan language. For the Austronesian language, see Maba language (Indonesia).
Maba
Bura Mabang
Native toChad
RegionOuaddaï, Wadi Fira
EthnicityMaba
Native speakers
570,000 (2019)
Nilo-Saharan?
Dialects
  • Maba
  • Kodroy
  • Kabartu
  • Kondongo
Arabic script
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mde
Glottologmaba1277
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