Kwang

KVI

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kouang, Kuang, Kwong

Dialects: Aloa, Gaya, Kawalké, Kwang, Mindéra, Mobou (Mobu), Ngam (Gam, Modgel), Tchagin (Tchakin). Includes Midigil village, sometimes erroneously listed as ‘Modgel’ (Medegel) in some sources. Lexical similarity: 42% with Kera ,.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Chadic
East
A
A.3

Demographics: 16,800 (1993 census). 10,000 or more Kwang, 2,000 Mobou, 250 Aloa.

Language Use: The Aloa are Muslim and are fully bilingual in Bagirmi [bmi]. The Ngam use Sara [mwm] as L2.

Nation of Origin: Chad

Other Comments: Ngam dialect is different from Ngam , of Chad and Central African Republic in the Sara group of Nilo-Saharan. Traditional religion, Muslim.