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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Gula Iro Language,Goula D'iro,Goula Iro,Kulaal

<b>Description:</b>

The Gula Iro language (autonym kùláál) is a Bua language spoken by some 3,500 people (as of 1991) north and east of Lake Iro in southern Chad, between the Bola and Salamat rivers. It has four dialects, according to Pairault:
to which SIL adds a fifth, Korintal, spoken in Tieou.
Gula Iro is very closely related to Zan Gula and Bon Gula, but they are not mutually comprehensible. As a Bua language, it belongs to the Adamawa subgroup of the Adamawa-Ubangi branch of Niger-Congo.
The consonants are:
The vowels are: a, e, i, o, u, ɛ, ɩ, ɔ, ʋ. Nasalization (only on a, e, o) and length are both contrastive, and diphthongs can be formed. Tone is phonemic; each vowel must carry high or low tone.
Typical word order is Subject Verb Object. The basic subject pronouns are: ñó I, mó you (sg.), á he/she/it, pʋ́ we (exclusive), én we (inclusive), í you (pl.), ʋ́ they.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=1482210 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Gula Iro language Speakers</h2>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/chad Chad]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>glj</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]

  [[Niger-Congo Group]]

    [[Atlantic-Congo Group]]

      [[Volta-Congo Group]]

        [[North Volta-Congo Group]]

          [[Adamawa-Ubangi Group]]

            [[Adamawa Group]]

              [[Mbum-Day Group]]

                [[Bua Mbum-Day Group]]

                  <b>[[Gula Iro language]]</b>

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