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Gulay language

Gulay is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. An eighth of speakers are Pen (Peni), and do not like to be called Gulay.

Last revised
Jul 20, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
87 w
Citations
1
Source
Gulay
Native toChad
Native speakers
(160,000 cited 1993 census)1
Dialects
  • Gulay
  • Pen
Language codes
ISO 639-3gvl
Glottologgula1268

Gulay (Gulai, Gulei) is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. An eighth of speakers are Pen (Peni), and do not like to be called Gulay.

Writing system

Gulay alphabet
a b ɓ č (tch) e ə ԑ g h ɨ j k l
m n o ɔ r ɗ s t u w y ɳ (ny)
References

References

  1. Gulay at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
External links