Alternate Names: Abiri, Abiyi, Ebiri, Mararet, Merarit
Dialects: Abou Charib (Abu Sharib, Abu Sharin), Mararit. Limited intelligibility between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects. Very difficult intelligibility of Tama ,. Not intelligible of Sungor ,. Lexical similarity: 62% with Tama ,, 75% between the Abou Charib and Mararit dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 42,400 (1993 census). 15,400 Mararit, 27,000 Abou Charib.
Language Use: Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%.
Nation of Origin: Chad
Other Comments: The Abou Charib live north of the Mararit and trace their ancestry to them. Muslim.