Kim languages

The Kim languages are a small group of the Mbum–Day languages of the provisional Savanna family, spoken in southern Chad. There are three languages:

Kim
Geographic distribution	southern Chad
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Savannas Mbum–Day Kim
Glottolog	kimb1240

Kim (Garap, Gerep, Kolop, Kosop), Besme, Goundo.

Goundo is nearly extinct, and Besme has only a thousand or so speakers.

The Kim languages were labeled "G14" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal.

See also

• Kim word lists (Wiktionary)