Zaghawa also known as Beri or Bideyat or Kebadi or Kuyuk or Merida or Soghaua or Zagaoua or Zauge or Zagawa or Zeghawa or Zorhaua or Beri-aa is a language spoken in The sahel region in Chad and Darfur region in Sudan by the Zaghawa|Beri|Zakhawa people.
Zaghawa language has approximately 1,000,000 native speakers.
The language has 6 dialects; Brogat, Guruf, Dirong, Kube, Wagi(Twer) and Bidayat(Tuba).
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