Karanga language

{{Short description|Maban language spoken in Chad}}

{{distinguish|Karanga language (Bantu)|Kalanga language}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Karanga

|nativename=

|states=Chad

|region=Ouaddaï

|ethnicity=Karanga, Bakha (Fala), Kashmere, Koniere (Moyo)

|speakers=10,000

|date=1999

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Nilo-Saharan

|fam2=Maban

|fam3=Mabang

|iso3=kth

|glotto=kara1484

|glottorefname=Karanga

}}

Karanga is a Maban language spoken in Chad. Its speakers are divided into four groups, each of which has its own dialect: the Karanga (Kurunga), Kashmere (Kachmere), Bakha (Baxa, Bakhat) a.k.a. Fala (Faala), and Koniéré (Konyare, Kognere) a.k.a. Moyo (Mooyo). Karanga is closely related to the Masalit language.{{cite web|title=Masalit language|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/language/mls|publisher=Ethnologue|accessdate=22 September 2016}}