Bilala people

The Bulala are a Muslim people that live around Lake Fitri who are of Maguemi (also known as Maguia) origin and the Bulala of Nguedjem fraction shares the same ancestor with the Toubou (Goran) of Kara (also known by the Arabic pronunciation, Kreda) Kodera fraction Bahr El Gazel,The Kara took their name from the Kri (or Kiri) area, located south of the Borkou region, in the depression of the Djourab and Kiri. The Djourab is a pastureland—an arid or desert area—traditionally used by the Toubou (Goran) for grazing animals. In the Batha Prefecture, in central Chad. The last Chadian census in 1993 stated that they numbered 136,629 people. Their language, Naba, is divided in four dialects and is a part of the Central Sudanic language family; it is shared by two of their neighbours, the Kuka and the Medogo. These three peoples are collectively known as Lisi and are believed to be descendants of main ethnic groups of the Sultanate of Yao.