| Bagirmi Fulfulde | |
|---|---|
| Bagirmi Fulfulde بَقِرْمِ فُلْفُلْدٜ | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | Chari-Baguirmi |
| Ethnicity | Fula |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 680,000)[1] |
| Latin Ajami Mostly Unwritten[1] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fui |
| Glottolog | bagi1244 |
Bagirmi Fulfulde also known as Baghirmi Peul or Bagirmi Fula is a variety of the Fula language spoken primarily in the Chari-Baguirmi region of Chad as well as in Central African Republic. Bagirmi Fulfulde, like other Fula varieties, has a consonant inventory with sounds such as stops, fricatives, and nasals. It typically includes a set of oral and nasalized vowels.[2]
The lexicon of Bagirmi Fulfulde shares many common words with other Fula varieties. Bagirmi Fulfulde, like other Fula varieties, is generally classified as a member of the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It exhibits agglutinative features, where affixes are added to a root to convey grammatical meaning.[2]
Fula languages, including Bagirmi Fulfulde, often have a complex noun class system, which is reflected in the agreement patterns with verbs and modifiers. Verbs in Bagirmi Fulfulde typically undergo various conjugations to indicate tense, aspect, and mood.[2]
Bagirmi Fulfulde shares core grammatical features with other varieties of Fula, such as Pulaar and Adamawa Fulfulde spoken in different regions.[3]
Bagirmi Fulfulde is not to be confused with the Bagirmi language, a different unrelated language that belongs to the Nilo-Saharan language family.
- ^ a b Bagirmi Fulfulde at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ a b c Gaden, Henry. 1908. Notes on the Foul dialect spoken by the Foulbé of Baguirmi. Asian Journal 11. 5-70.
- ^ Harrison, Annette. 2003. Fulfulde language family report. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2003-009. 1-13.
