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Bongor Arabic

Bongor Arabic is an Arabic-based creole language that serves as a lingua franca in and around the town of Bongor, Chad. It is a direct descendant of Turku Arabic, a former lingua franca of Chad.

Main changes
These are some of the main distinctive features of Bongor Arabic: • long vowels are replaced by short stressed vowels. • /x/ tends to be replaced by /k/. • /f/ tends to be replaced by /p/. • /ʕ/ is lost. • no gender distinction. • no definite article (al-/il-). • no personal affixes on verbs. • the root system typical to Arabic and other Semitic languages is no longer productive. ==Vocabulary==
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