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'''Somrai''', also known as '''Sounrai''', '''Shibne''', '''Somrei''', '''Sibine''', '''Somre''', '''Sumrai''', '''Soumray''', and '''Soumrai''', is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in the southwestern [[Chad]]ian prefectures of [[Tandjile Prefecture|Tandjilé]] and [[Lai Prefecture|Lai]]. The speakers or Somrai are not bilingual; the language is not [[lexical similarity|mutually intelligible]] with any other, as its highest lexical similarity with another language is with [[Ndam language|Ndam]] (42%). Most of the speakers, who call themselves [[Shibne]] or [[Sibine]], generally practice traditional religions, [[Christianity]], or [[Islam]].<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sor |title=Ethnologue report for language code:sor |accessdate=2008-06-30 |publisher=SIL International |editor=Raymond G. Gordon, Jr. |year=2005 |location=Dallas, Texas |work=Ethnologue, Languages of the World |edition=15}}</ref> | '''Somrai''', also known as '''Sounrai''', '''Shibne''', '''Somrei''', '''Sibine''', '''Somre''', '''Sumrai''', '''Soumray''', and '''Soumrai''', is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in the southwestern [[Chad]]ian prefectures of [[Tandjile Prefecture|Tandjilé]] and [[Lai Prefecture|Lai]]. The speakers or Somrai are not bilingual; the language is not [[lexical similarity|mutually intelligible]] with any other, as its highest lexical similarity with another language is with [[Ndam language|Ndam]] (42%). Most of the speakers, who call themselves [[Shibne]] or [[Sibine]], generally practice traditional religions, [[Christianity]], or [[Islam]].<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sor |title=Ethnologue report for language code:sor |accessdate=2008-06-30 |publisher=SIL International |editor=Raymond G. Gordon, Jr. |year=2005 |location=Dallas, Texas |work=Ethnologue, Languages of the World |edition=15}}</ref> | ||
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Somrai, also known as Sounrai, Shibne, Somrei, Sibine, Somre, Sumrai, Soumray, and Soumrai, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjilé and Lai. The speakers or Somrai are not bilingual; the language is not mutually intelligible with any other, as its highest lexical similarity with another language is with Ndam (42%). Most of the speakers, who call themselves Shibne or Sibine, generally practice traditional religions, Christianity, or Islam.[1]
References
- ↑ "Ethnologue report for language code:sor". written at Dallas, Texas. Ethnologue, Languages of the World. SIL International. 2005. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sor. Retrieved on 2008-06-30.