Bua languages

The Bua languages are a subgroup of the Adamawa languages spoken in southern Chad. They are ultimately part of the Niger-Congo family. They include:

• Bua language, north of the Chari River around Korbol and Gabil (after which the group was named); mutually comprehensible with Fanian (also called Mana or Kobe) around Karo and Chinguil
• Niellim or Lua, spoken around Niellim along the Chari River north of Sarh
• Tunia, around Sarh (including the Perim dialect)
• Noy or Loo, spoken between Sarh, Djoli, Koumra, and Koumogo. Nearly extinct.
• Gula languages, around Lake Iro and Zan.
• Koke, around Daguela
• Bolgo, near Melfi

They have exerted a significant influence on Laal.