Maba language
| Maba | |
|---|---|
| buraa mabaŋ بُرَا مَبَݝ | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | Ouaddaï, Wadi Fira |
| Ethnicity | Maba |
Native speakers | 570,000 (2019) |
| Dialects |
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| Arabic script Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mde |
| Glottolog | maba1277 |
Maba (Maban, Mabang, or Bura Mabang) is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Maban branch spoken in Chad and Sudan. It is divided into several dialects, and serves as a local trade language. Maba is closely related to the Masalit language. Most speakers of Maba reside in Chad with 542,000 speakers as of 2019. In 2022 there were 28,000 speakers in Sudan where the language is known as Sulaihab.