Kibet

KIE

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kabentang, Kibeet, Kibeit

Dialects: Dagel (Daggal), Kibet, Murru (Mourro, Muro). Reportedly similar to Runga ,. Not a dialect of Tama , as reported in some sources.

Genealogy:

Nilo-Saharan
Maban
Runga-Kibet

Demographics: 18,500 (Bender 1983).

Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%.

Nation of Origin: Chad

Other Comments: Ethnonym: Kaben. The area is flooded 6 months each year. Muslim.