Niellim Language (nie) - Revision history

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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Nyilem,Nielim,Mjillem,Lua

<b>Description:</b>

The Niellim language (autonym lwaà:) is a Bua language spoken by some 5,000 people (as of 1993) along the Chari River in southern Chad. It is mainly spoken in two areas: one around the city of Sarh (to which many - perhaps most - speakers have migrated) and one, its traditional home, further north, between about 9°30' and 9°50' N, corresponding to the former chiefdoms of Pra, Niellim, and Niou.
Niellim borders on several languages of diverse families - in particular Sara, Ndam, and Laal - and is influenced by the local lingua franca, Baguirmi; it has itself strongly influenced Laal. It is notably homogeneous. As a small minority in Chad, its speakers usually have to learn other languages, mostly (as of 1974) Baguirmi, Sara, Arabic, and Bua.
Niellim belongs to the Bua subgroup of Adamawa-Ubangian, and thus ultimately to the Niger-Congo family.
The consonants are:
The vowels are /i/, /ɨ/, /u/, /e/, /ə/, /a/, and /o/ as well as the diphthongs , /ja/ and wa; all except /ɨ/ can also be given contrastive length and nasalization. Complex vowel harmony, rather similar to that found in Laal, is observable.
There are three tone levels: low, mid, high. Any syllable must bear at least one<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=1461078 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Niellim Language Speakers</h2>
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Bibliography:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_nie_references-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_nie_references-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Detailed Description:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_nie_detail-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_nie_detail-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Map:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_nie_map-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_nie_map-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Numbers:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_nie_number-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_nie_number-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Table Of Contents:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_nie_contents-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_nie_contents-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Vernacular Text:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_nie_vertxt-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_nie_vertxt-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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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>

<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>

<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>nie</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>[[Niellim Language]]</b>

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